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H.R. 8334 116th Congress House

Educators are Heroes Act

Official title: To provide premium pay to educators at public schools for each hour of in-person work.

Introduced: September 22, 2020 See on congress.gov
Education AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Emergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesTeaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 22, 2020
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 Latest action September 22, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Educators are Heroes Act

This bill establishes and provides funding for the Educator Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to local educational agencies to provide premium pay to teachers and other staff for each hour of in-person work at a public elementary or secondary school during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 7, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 22, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8334: Educators are Heroes Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8334/
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"H.R. 8334: Educators are Heroes Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8334/.
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