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H.R. 2021: American Teacher Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 10, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Mar 10, 2025

This bill establishes grants to increase the minimum salary of public elementary and secondary school teachers. It also authorizes a national campaign regarding the value of the teaching profession.

First, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award four-year grants to state educational agencies (SEAs) and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to establish a minimum annual salary of $60,000 (to be adjusted annually for inflation) for these teachers.

Second, the bill directs ED to award grants to eligible SEAs to provide cost-of-living adjustments to the annual base salary of teachers.

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Finally, the bill authorizes ED to carry out a national campaign to (1) increase awareness about the importance of teachers and the value of the teaching profession, (2) encourage secondary school and college students to consider teaching as a professional career, and (3) diversify the pool of individuals who enter the teaching profession.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

102

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

24 points earned
  1. 1Frederica Wilson D-FL SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced5 events+24
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History

  1. Mar 10, 2025Introduced in the House by Frederica Wilson.
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  1. Mar 10, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.