CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Don Bacon (R-NE)

Youth Lead Act

H.R. 2812 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Republican bill with 9 Democratic cosponsors · See all 15 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the ``Youth Lead Act'', aims to provide grants to specific youth organizations. These organizations include the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4H Council, and the National FFA Organization. The funds are intended to establish pilot projects to expand programs within rural areas and small towns. The bill proposes an annual allocation of $5,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030.

Yes· 3 of 7

  • Scored +2

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill provides funding to expand programs for youth organizations like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

  • Scored +2

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    The bill specifically directs funds toward expanding programs in rural areas and small towns.

  • Scored +2

    Does this invest in rural communities?

    The bill funds pilot projects specifically intended to expand youth programming in rural areas and small towns.

The opposite

  • Scored -1

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill increases government spending by allocating $5,000,000 annually through 2030.