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H.R. 542: Save Education Jobs Act

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H.R. 542: Save Education Jobs Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-28 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Save Education Jobs Act

Plain summary

Save Education Jobs Act This bill establishes through FY2030 the Education Jobs Fund, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. ED must also provide grants to outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education. Specifically, LEAs must use subgrants for compensation and benefits to retain existing employees, rehire former employees, and hire new employees. Further, subgrants may be used for certain activities such as training and professional development, providing salary increases to cover extended days or school years to make up for lost instructional time due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and developing teacher leadership roles in high-need schools. The bill prohibits the use of subgrants for certain activities, such as funding voucher programs, tax-credit scholarships, or education savings accounts.

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Official text

Save Education Jobs Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · 57 cosponsors

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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), André Carson (D-IN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Rick Larsen (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr542 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117