American Teacher Act
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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American Teacher Act 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. 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.
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Alma S. Adams
Democrat • North Carolina • District 12
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat • Oregon • District 1
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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André Carson
Democrat • Indiana • District 7
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Sean Casten
Democrat • Illinois • District 6
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat • Florida • District 20
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Valerie P. Foushee
Democrat • North Carolina • District 4
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Raúl M. Grijalva
Democrat • Arizona • District 7
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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William R. Keating
Democrat • Massachusetts • District 9
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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LaMonica McIver
Democrat • New Jersey • District 10
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Robert Menendez
Democrat • New Jersey • District 8
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Joe Neguse
Democrat • Colorado • District 2
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Donald Norcross
Democrat • New Jersey • District 1
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrat • New York • District 14
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Ilhan Omar
Democrat • Minnesota • District 5
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Ayanna Pressley
Democrat • Massachusetts • District 7
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Hillary J. Scholten
Democrat • Michigan • District 3
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Judy Chu
Democrat • California • District 28
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Christopher R. Deluzio
Democrat • Pennsylvania • District 17
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Maxwell Frost
Democrat • Florida • District 10
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democrat • California • District 37
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Ted Lieu
Democrat • California • District 36
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Seth Magaziner
Democrat • Rhode Island • District 2
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Lucy McBath
Democrat • Georgia • District 6
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Frank J. Mrvan
Democrat • Indiana • District 1
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Mikie Sherrill
Democrat • New Jersey • District 11
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Eric Sorensen
Democrat • Illinois • District 17
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Haley M. Stevens
Democrat • Michigan • District 11
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Shri Thanedar
Democrat • Michigan • District 13
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Nikema Williams
Democrat • Georgia • District 5
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Republican • Pennsylvania • District 1
Original CosponsorMar 10, 2025
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Wesley Bell
Democrat • Missouri • District 1
Apr 8, 2025
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Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat • California • District 10
May 15, 2025
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Nikki Budzinski
Democrat • Illinois • District 13
Jul 10, 2025
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Sarah McBride
Democrat • Delaware
Aug 8, 2025
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John Garamendi
Democrat • California • District 8
Oct 21, 2025
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Mike Thompson
Democrat • California • District 4
Oct 31, 2025
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Maggie Goodlander
Democrat • New Hampshire • District 2
Nov 4, 2025
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Lauren Underwood
Democrat • Illinois • District 14
Dec 9, 2025
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Daniel S. Goldman
Democrat • New York • District 10
Mar 3, 2026
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Suzan K. DelBene
Democrat • Washington • District 1
Mar 24, 2026
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April McClain Delaney
Democrat • Maryland • District 6
Apr 22, 2026
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Analilia Mejia
Democrat • New Jersey • District 11
Jun 3, 2026
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