Protect Every Preschooler Act of 2026

This Act may be cited as the “Protect Every Preschooler Act of 2026”.

Section 921(a)(27) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking “means a school which” and inserting the following:

“(A) a school which”;

(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(B) an early childhood education program (as defined in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)); and

(C) a preschool (which has the meaning given the term “eligible preschool program” in section 428K(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–11(g))).”.