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H.R. 882 (118th)

American Teacher Act

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Introduced

8 February 2023

Last action

8 February 2023 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sponsors

Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11], Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1], Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23], Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]

Subjects

Education

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21 July 2025

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Summary

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 states 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 state educational agencies 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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Timeline

  1. 8 February 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  2. 8 February 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 February 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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