S. 2481 119th Congress Senate

Pay Teachers Act

Official title: A bill to ensure that teachers are paid a livable and competitive salary throughout their career, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2025 Introduced by: Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov

Education

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Jul 28, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Jul 28, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now July 28, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 9

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9 filings
SENATE
9 filings
Education, Dept of
4 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
4 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
3 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
3 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
1 filing
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 10