Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 5476

Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Lucy McBath DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Education.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

67 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Kevin Mullin DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mark Pocan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
John W. Mannion DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Morgan McGarvey DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Chellie Pingree DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Shri Thanedar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
April McClain Delaney DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Dina Titus DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
William R. Keating DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
George Whitesides DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Becca Balint DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lateefah Simon DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Andrea Salinas DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Angie Craig DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Seth Moulton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
John B. Larson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Dwight Evans DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Yvette D. Clarke DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Bennie G. Thompson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Cleo Fields DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Eric Sorensen DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Josh Harder DDemocrat
Judy Chu DDemocrat
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocrat
Josh Gottheimer DDemocrat
Nikki Budzinski DDemocrat
Stephen F. Lynch DDemocrat
Thomas R. Suozzi DDemocrat
Janice D. Schakowsky DDemocrat
Emily Randall DDemocrat
Rashida Tlaib DDemocrat
Doris O. Matsui DDemocrat
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocrat
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocrat
Frank Pallone, Jr. DDemocrat
Teresa Leger Fernandez DDemocrat
Chrissy Houlahan DDemocrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi DDemocrat
Robert Garcia DDemocrat
Laura Friedman DDemocrat
Greg Landsman DDemocrat
Suzanne Bonamici DDemocrat
Maggie Goodlander DDemocrat
Sarah McBride DDemocrat
Lori Trahan DDemocrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocrat
Adelita S. Grijalva DDemocrat
Chris Pappas DDemocrat
André Carson DDemocrat
Terri A. Sewell DDemocrat
Jahana Hayes DDemocrat
Bill Foster DDemocrat
Linda T. Sánchez DDemocrat
Seth Magaziner DDemocrat
Rick Larsen DDemocrat
Frederica S. Wilson DDemocrat
Shomari Figures DDemocrat
Betty McCollum DDemocrat
Derek Tran DDemocrat
Juan Vargas DDemocrat
Deborah K. Ross DDemocrat
Christopher R. Deluzio DDemocrat
Everton Blair Jr. DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  2. Introduced in House
  3. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee (House)Referred To, September 18, 2025

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