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H.R. 2021In committee
American Teacher Act
Introduced: Mar 10, 2025
Latest action date: Mar 10, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Mar 10, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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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Education
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Education programs fundingElementary and secondary educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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