II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 579 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2019 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Harris , Mr. Blumenthal , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide grants to eligible local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in the early elementary grades, and for other purposes.