Bills · 119th Congress · H.Res. 297

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Jahana Hayes 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

58 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Suzanne Bonamici DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Julia Brownley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Chellie Pingree DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rashida Tlaib DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jill N. Tokuda DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Betty McCollum DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Angie Craig DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Josh Gottheimer DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Melanie A. Stansbury DDemocrat
Shri Thanedar DDemocrat
Donald Norcross DDemocrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman DDemocrat
Brad Sherman DDemocrat
Nanette Diaz Barragán DDemocrat
Kevin Mullin DDemocrat
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublican
Sarah Elfreth DDemocrat
LaMonica McIver DDemocrat
Wesley Bell DDemocrat
Sarah McBride DDemocrat
Mike Thompson DDemocrat
Emanuel Cleaver DDemocrat
Debbie Dingell DDemocrat
Danny K. Davis DDemocrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocrat
John Garamendi DDemocrat
Morgan McGarvey DDemocrat
Becca Balint DDemocrat
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocrat
Lloyd Doggett DDemocrat
Yassamin Ansari DDemocrat
Andrea Salinas DDemocrat
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocrat
Daniel S. Goldman DDemocrat
Maxwell Frost DDemocrat
Frank Pallone, Jr. DDemocrat
John B. Larson DDemocrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez DDemocrat
Maxine Dexter DDemocrat
Pramila Jayapal DDemocrat
Nikema Williams DDemocrat
Chrissy Houlahan DDemocrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi DDemocrat
Frederica S. Wilson DDemocrat
James R. Walkinshaw DDemocrat
Judy Chu DDemocrat
George Latimer DDemocrat
Robert Garcia DDemocrat
Luz M. Rivas DDemocrat
Nikki Budzinski DDemocrat
Dwight Evans DDemocrat
Eric Sorensen DDemocrat
Greg Landsman DDemocrat
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DDemocrat
Robert Menendez DDemocrat

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Actions

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

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee (House)Referred To, April 7, 2025

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