119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 16, 2026
FLEX Act
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Latest action (Apr 16, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Education
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Apr 16, 2026)
Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools Act or the FLEX Act
This bill expands and revises the Charter Schools Program (CSP), including by expanding the allowable uses of CSP funds.
Current law authorizes competitive grants to state entities (e.g., state educational agencies and state charter school boards) and, through them, subgrants to eligible applicants (i.e., charter school developers) to enable them to open and prepare for the operation of a new charter school or replicate or expand an existing high-quality charter school.
The bill allows subgrants to also be used for adding or expanding programs or other offerings at these schools, such as through the adoption of new academic programs or delivery models, personalized learning, or a new curricular approach. New offerings must enable additional students to enroll in and benefit from the school.
Eligible applicants may also use CSP funds for activities such as
• hiring and compensating teachers and other school staff (currently, this may only occur during the planning period);
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$41,860
Spent on own lobbying
…1795/H.R.3453) The Equitable Access to School Facilities Act (S. 1723/H.R.7086) The Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools (FLEX) Act (H.R. 7082/S. 4328)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Charter school issues, generally H.R.7086, the Equitable Access to School Facilities Act, Entirety H.R.7082/S.4328, the Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools Act (FLEX Act), Entirety H.R.3453/S.1795, the Empower Charter School Educators To Lead Act, Entirety
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL PARENTS UNION ACTION FUND INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARENTS UNION ACTION FUND INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
Amount not reported
…hat bans three cueing as an allowable use in the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grants. Worked with the House of Representatives supporting the bill. S.4328 / H.R. 7082, the Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools (FLEX) Act (Support): A bill that would create more flexibilities for public charter scho…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
CHARTER SCHOOL LENDERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: LINCHPIN STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
FY 2027 Labor-HHS Appropriations; Equitable Access to School Facilities Act (S. 1723 / H.R. 7086); FLEX Act (S. 4328/H.R. 7082).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Education
$60,880
Spent on own lobbying
…1795/H.R.3453) The Equitable Access to School Facilities Act (S. 1723/H.R.7086) The Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools (FLEX) Act (H.R. 7082/S. 4328)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHARTER SCHOOL LENDERS COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: LINCHPIN STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
FY 2027 Labor-HHS Appropriations; Equitable Access to School Facilities Act (S. 1723 / H.R. 7086); FLEX Act (S. 4328/H.R. 7082).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL PARENTS UNION ACTION FUND INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL PARENTS UNION ACTION FUND INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Education
Amount not reported
…ing as an allowable use in the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grants. Worked with the House of Representatives and the Senate on supporting the bill. S.4328/ H.R. 7082, the Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools (FLEX) Act (Support): A bill that would create more flexibilities for public charter schoo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing