119th Congress
H.R. 5476
Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Lucy McBath(D-GA)
- Introduced
- Sep 18, 2025
- Policy area
- Education
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (67)
Original cosponsors (25)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Cleo Fields (D-LA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- George Whitesides (D-CA)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA)
- John B. Larson (D-CT)
- John W. Mannion (D-NY)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- William R. Keating (D-MA)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
- S001157
Added later (42)
- Josh Harder (D-CA) · Sep 19, 2025
- Judy Chu (D-CA) · Sep 26, 2025
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · Sep 30, 2025
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) · Sep 30, 2025
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) · Oct 3, 2025
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) · Oct 3, 2025
- Emily Randall (D-WA) · Oct 14, 2025
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) · Oct 14, 2025
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · Oct 14, 2025
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY) · Oct 14, 2025
- Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) · Oct 24, 2025
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL) · Oct 24, 2025
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL) · Oct 24, 2025
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) · Nov 7, 2025
- Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) · Nov 7, 2025
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · Nov 7, 2025
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) · Nov 20, 2025
- Robert Garcia (D-CA) · Nov 20, 2025
- Laura Friedman (D-CA) · Dec 1, 2025
- Greg Landsman (D-OH) · Dec 4, 2025
- Lori Trahan (D-MA) · Dec 18, 2025
- Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · Dec 18, 2025
- Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Dec 18, 2025
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) · Dec 18, 2025
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Jan 16, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Jan 16, 2026
- Chris Pappas (D-NH) · Jan 22, 2026
- André Carson (D-IN) · Feb 4, 2026
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) · Feb 9, 2026
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT) · Feb 12, 2026
- Bill Foster (D-IL) · Mar 4, 2026
- Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) · Apr 20, 2026
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI) · May 12, 2026
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) · Jun 2, 2026
- Rick Larsen (D-WA) · Jun 2, 2026
- Shomari Figures (D-AL) · Jun 2, 2026
- Betty McCollum (D-MN) · Jun 29, 2026
- Derek Tran (D-CA) · Jun 29, 2026
- Juan Vargas (D-CA) · Jun 29, 2026
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA) · Jul 23, 2026
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC) · Jul 23, 2026
- Everton Blair Jr. (D-GA) · Sep 24, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Sep 18, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 18, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House