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EDUCATORS for America Act

Introduced: May 11, 2022 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Dec 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in House
Dec 9, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1353)
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EDUCATORS for America Act

This bill provides resources to support the recruitment, retention, and preparation of educators. These resources include, among others, expanding the Teacher Quality Partnership program to include training and professional development opportunities for principals and other school leaders, updating the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program to support underrepresented candidates in educator preparation programs, and revising the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program to raise the maximum amount for TEACH grants.

The bill also directs the Department of Education to carry out a program to provide loan credits to eligible educator borrowers enrolled in income-contingent or income-based repayment plans.

What's happening now December 9, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3360 Identical bill EDUCATORS for America Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 17
D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 12, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 11, 2022
Lawson, Al
· May 11, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 28, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 7, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Mar 1, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 1, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 25, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jan 20, 2022
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jan 11, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Dec 14, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Dec 9, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 9, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Dec 9, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Dec 9, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Dec 9, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Dec 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6205: EDUCATORS for America Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6205/
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"H.R. 6205: EDUCATORS for America Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6205/.
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H.R. 6205, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6205/.
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