Text of US SB 4847 (2026)

II 119TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4847 To establish a Summer for All program through summer enrichment expan- sion grants and summer programming State grants, and for other pur- poses. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 22, 2026 Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. KIM, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To establish a Summer for All program through summer enrichment expansion grants and summer programming State grants, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Summer for All Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 5 In this Act: 6 (1) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘local 7 educational agency’’ and ‘‘State educational agency’’ 8 have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •S 4847 IS of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 2 (2) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The 3 term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means an or- 4 ganization (including a community action agency)— 5 (A) for which no part of the net earnings 6 of the organization inures to the benefit of any 7 member, founder, contributor, or individual; 8 (B) that has a voluntary board; 9 (C) that has an accounting system, or has 10 designated a fiscal agent in accordance with re- 11 quirements established by the Secretary; and 12 (D) that practices nondiscrimination in the 13 provision of assistance. 14 (3) ENGLISH LEARNER.—The term ‘‘English 15 learner’’ has the meaning given the term in section 16 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 17 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), except such term 18 shall include an individual who is age 22 and other- 19 wise meet the requirements of such term. 20 (4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 21 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 22 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 23 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •S 4847 IS (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 1 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ means an in- 2 stitution of higher education, as defined in section 3 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 4 U.S.C. 1001), or a postsecondary vocational institu- 5 tion, as defined in section 102(c) of such Act (20 6 U.S.C. 1002(c)). 7 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 8 the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 9 (7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 10 the several States of the United States, the District 11 of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the 12 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 13 Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands. 14 (8) SUMMER FOR ALL PROGRAM.—The term 15 ‘‘Summer for All program’’ means a program sup- 16 ported by a grant under section 3(b). 17 (9) YOUTH.—The term ‘‘youth’’ means an indi- 18 vidual who is not younger than age 5 and not older 19 than age 22. 20 (10) YOUTH WITH A DISABILITY.—The term 21 ‘‘youth with a disability’’ has the meaning given the 22 term ‘‘child with a disability’’ in section 602 of the 23 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 24 U.S.C. 1401), except such term includes an indi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •S 4847 IS vidual who is age 22 and otherwise meets the re- 1 quirements of such term. 2 (11) YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.— 3 The term ‘‘youth experiencing homelessness’’ has the 4 meaning given the term ‘‘homeless children and 5 youths’’ in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 6 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a). 7 SEC. 3. SUMMER ENRICHMENT EXPANSION GRANTS. 8 (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec- 9 tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 10 (1) a community-based organization; 11 (2) an intermediary, or collaborative network, 12 that supports local community-based organizations 13 and has experience with, or relevant expertise in, 14 supporting youth-serving programs or youth needs 15 during out-of-school time; or 16 (3) an institution of higher education. 17 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail- 19 able to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 20 make summer enrichment expansion grants, on a 21 competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the el- 22 igible entities to carry out Summer for All programs 23 for the purposes of— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •S 4847 IS (A) providing high-quality, affordable sum- 1 mer programming for youth, especially for low- 2 income youth and rural youth, including youth 3 of color; 4 (B) ensuring that all youth have access to 5 a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment 6 during summer out-of-school time; and 7 (C) improving the quality of summer pro- 8 gramming across the United States and reduc- 9 ing learning loss during summer out-of-school 10 time. 11 (2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 12 section shall be for a period of not more than 4 fis- 13 cal years. 14 (c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a grant 15 under this section shall submit an application at such 16 time, in such manner, and containing such information as 17 the Secretary may require. 18 (d) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this sec- 19 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities— 20 (1) with a history of effectively serving low-in- 21 come youth and their families; 22 (2) proposing a Summer for All program that 23 will primarily serve— 24 (A) low-income youth; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •S 4847 IS (B) English learners; 1 (C) youth with disabilities; 2 (D) youth experiencing homelessness; 3 (E) youth experiencing food insecurity; 4 (F) youth involved in the justice system; 5 (G) youth in the foster care system; 6 (H) youth who have not reached pro- 7 ficiency for their grade level on English lan- 8 guage arts, mathematics, science, or social stud- 9 ies content area assessments; 10 (I) rural youth; or 11 (J) native or indigenous youth; 12 (3) that will partner or contract with local 13 youth-serving government entities, such as local edu- 14 cational agencies, parks and recreation departments, 15 or public libraries, to offer the Summer for All pro- 16 gram; 17 (4) that will provide participants in the Sum- 18 mer for All program with safe, timely transportation 19 services to and from summer programming, espe- 20 cially in rural or underserved areas; or 21 (5) will use grant funds to carry out a Summer 22 for All program that provides 2 or more eligible ac- 23 tivities described in subsection (e)(1)(C). 24 (e) USE OF FUNDS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 7 •S 4847 IS (1) REQUIRED USES.—An eligible entity that 1 receives a grant under this section shall use grant 2 funds to carry out a Summer for All program that— 3 (A) serves youth by providing program- 4 ming— 5 (i) during the summer months when 6 schools are closed; 7 (ii) for not less than 5 days a week 8 for a minimum of 5 weeks during the sum- 9 mer months; 10 (iii) that requires participating youth 11 to be physically present at a building or lo- 12 cation designated by the eligible entity; 13 and 14 (iv) for participating youth whose 15 household income would qualify the youth 16 for a free or reduced price lunch under the 17 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 18 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), that is of- 19 fered at no cost; 20 (B) provides food at no cost to partici- 21 pating youth whose household income would 22 qualify for free or reduced price lunch under 23 such Act; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 8 •S 4847 IS (C) includes activities or programming 1 that— 2 (i) fosters safe, healthy, supportive, 3 and drug-free environments; 4 (ii) supports youth academic enrich- 5 ment; 6 (iii) provides social and emotional 7 learning; 8 (iv) promotes health and safety prac- 9 tices; 10 (v) supports a healthy, active lifestyle, 11 including nutritional education and reg- 12 ular, structured physical education activi- 13 ties and programs, that help maintain the 14 mental and physical well-being of youth; 15 (vi) promotes volunteerism, commu- 16 nity involvement, or service-learning, in 17 which students use academic and civic 18 knowledge and skills to address genuine 19 community needs; 20 (vii) helps prevent bullying and har- 21 assment; 22 (viii) develops relationship-building 23 skills, such as— 24 (I) effective communication; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 9 •S 4847 IS (II) improving safety through the 1 recognition and prevention of coer- 2 cion, violence, or abuse, including— 3 (aa) teen and dating vio- 4 lence; 5 (bb) stalking; 6 (cc) domestic abuse; and 7 (dd) sexual violence and har- 8 assment; 9 (ix) provides mentoring and school 10 counseling to participating youth, including 11 youth who are at risk of— 12 (I) academic failure; 13 (II) dropping out of school; 14 (III) involvement in criminal or 15 delinquent activities; or 16 (IV) drug use and abuse; 17 (x) promotes career or workforce 18 readiness or participation; 19 (xi) promotes readiness for postsec- 20 ondary education; or 21 (xii) provides other experiences that 22 contribute to a well-rounded education. 23 (2) ALLOWABLE USES.—In addition to the uses 24 required under paragraph (1), an eligible entity re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 10 •S 4847 IS ceiving a grant under this section may use grant 1 funds for— 2 (A) the recruitment, training, and reten- 3 tion of qualified staff members for the Summer 4 for All program supported under the grant; 5 (B) raising awareness about the Summer 6 for All program in order to recruit and enroll 7 program participants; and 8 (C) other reasonable administrative costs 9 of the Summer for All program. 10 (f) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 11 (1) SUBGRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Each recipi- 12 ent of a grant under this section shall provide the 13 services and activities provided under the Summer 14 for All program directly or through subgrants, con- 15 tracts, or other arrangements with State educational 16 agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of 17 higher education, other public agencies including 18 agencies of Indian Tribes, or private entities. 19 (2) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.—An 20 eligible entity receiving a grant under this section 21 may not discriminate against any individual, includ- 22 ing an employee, volunteer, participant, or other in- 23 dividual involved in the Summer for All program, 24 who is receiving Federal financial assistance through 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 11 •S 4847 IS the Summer for All program on the basis of that in- 1 dividual’s actual or perceived race, color, national or- 2 igin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender 3 identity), or disability. 4 (g) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each eligible enti- 5 ty receiving a grant under this section shall, on an annual 6 basis, prepare and submit a report to the Secretary con- 7 taining information about— 8 (1) how the grant funds were used; 9 (2) how many youth were served by activities 10 supported by grant funds; and 11 (3) how remaining unobligated grant funds will 12 be used. 13 SEC. 4. SUMMER PROGRAMMING STATE GRANTS. 14 (a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec- 15 tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 16 (1) the Governor or other chief executive officer 17 of a State; 18 (2) a State educational agency; or 19 (3) the governing body of an Indian Tribe. 20 (b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail- 22 able to carry out this section, the Secretary, in con- 23 sultation with the Secretary of Education, shall 24 award summer programming State grants, on a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 12 •S 4847 IS competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the el- 1 igible entities to— 2 (A) plan and implement sustainable strate- 3 gies that address gaps in access to high-quality 4 summer enrichment programs for youth; 5 (B) build partnerships between local edu- 6 cational agencies, local governments, and com- 7 munity-based organizations to maximize the im- 8 pact and availability of summer enrichment pro- 9 grams; and 10 (C) establish summer programming oppor- 11 tunities for kids and their families that may 12 exist outside of the traditional summer camp or 13 enrichment experience. 14 (2) DURATION.—A grant under this section 15 shall be awarded for a period of not more than 4 fis- 16 cal years. 17 (c) APPLICATION; AWARD BASIS.— 18 (1) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 19 grant under this section shall submit an application 20 to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 21 containing such information as the Secretary may 22 require. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 13 •S 4847 IS (2) AWARD BASIS.—In awarding grants under 1 this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligi- 2 ble entities that— 3 (A) demonstrate that activities funded by 4 the grant will be sustainable beyond the term of 5 the grant; 6 (B) establish an organization or mecha- 7 nism to solicit and incorporate feedback from 8 stakeholders, including representatives of com- 9 munity-based organizations, educators, munic- 10 ipal representatives, and parents, in the imple- 11 mentation of activities supported under the 12 grant; or 13 (C) plan to use funds for a variety of pro- 14 grams and strategies to expand summer enrich- 15 ment programming for underserved commu- 16 nities and at-risk youth. 17 (d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity that 18 receives a grant under this section shall use grant funds 19 to— 20 (1) expand access to summer enrichment pro- 21 grams in underserved communities; 22 (2) improve the safety and quality of summer 23 enrichment programs primarily serving underserved 24 communities; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 14 •S 4847 IS (3) organize a diverse group of stakeholders to 1 determine gaps in access to summer enrichment pro- 2 gramming and developing plans to address these 3 gaps in a long-term, sustainable way; 4 (4) expand access to enrichment activities at li- 5 braries, parks and recreation departments, muse- 6 ums, and other nonprofit entities that serve families 7 during the summer months when schools are closed; 8 or 9 (5) address barriers to partnerships between 10 local educational agencies, local governments, and 11 community-based organizations in providing summer 12 enrichment programs. 13 (e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 14 (1) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—An eligible entity 15 receiving a grant under this section may transfer 16 grant funds to a community-based organization, a 17 Tribal organization (as that term is defined in sec- 18 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu- 19 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), a public 20 benefit corporation involved in the transportation of 21 passengers or cargo, or a special-purpose unit of 22 State or local government, in order to carry out ac- 23 tivities described in subsection (d). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 15 •S 4847 IS (2) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—An eligible enti- 1 ty receiving a grant under this section may carry out 2 the activities described in subsection (d) directly or 3 through subgrants, contracts, or cooperative agree- 4 ments. 5 (3) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.—An 6 eligible entity receiving a grant under this section 7 may not discriminate against any employee, volun- 8 teer, participant, or other individual otherwise in- 9 volved in programming receiving Federal financial 10 assistance under this section on the basis of that in- 11 dividual’s actual or perceived race, color, national or- 12 igin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender 13 identity), or disability. 14 (f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiving 16 a grant under this section shall, on an annual basis, 17 prepare and submit a report to the Secretary con- 18 taining information about— 19 (A) how the grant funds were used; 20 (B) how the eligible entity solicited feed- 21 back from stakeholders in the use of funds; 22 (C) how many youth have been served by 23 activities supported by grant funds; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 16 •S 4847 IS (D) how the entity improved access to 1 summer enrichment programs for underserved 2 communities and at-risk youth; and 3 (E) how the entity improved the quality of 4 summer enrichment programs for underserved 5 communities and at-risk youth. 6 (2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 7 shall, on an annual basis, make public the reports 8 received under paragraph (1). 9 SEC. 5. DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM. 10 The Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent 11 of the amounts made available to carry out this Act to 12 conduct, directly or through grants to public or nonprofit 13 private entities or contracts with public or private entities 14 or individuals, projects for research and data collection 15 to— 16 (1) understand the scope of the need for safe, 17 healthy, and enriching summer programs for youth; 18 and 19 (2) track the progress of the Summer for All 20 grant programs. 21 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; FUNDING 22 DISTRIBUTION. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro- 24 priated to carry out this Act— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 17 •S 4847 IS (1) a total of $4,000,000,000 for fiscal years 1 2027 through 2030; and 2 (2) $1,000,000,000 for each subsequent fiscal 3 year. 4 (b) FUNDING DISTRIBUTION.—From the amount 5 made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the 6 Secretary shall— 7 (1) use not less than 47.5 percent of such 8 amounts to carry out section 3; 9 (2) use not more than 47.5 percent to carry out 10 section 4; and 11 (3) use not more than 5 percent to carry out 12 section 5. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jun 23, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S4847.IS S4847 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS