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H.R. 5667: Teachers and Parents at the Table Act

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H.R. 5667: Teachers and Parents at the Table Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-21 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · 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.
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Official title

Teachers and Parents at the Table Act

Plain summary

Teachers and Parents at the Table Act This bill directs the Department of Education to establish (1) a Teacher Advisory Committee to monitor the implementation and impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the elementary and secondary education law that replaced the No Child Left Behind Act; and (2) a Parents and Families Advisory Committee to monitor the effects and implementation of the ESSA on children and families and to review and analyze the implementation of various family engagement activities.

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Official text

Teachers and Parents at the Table Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5667 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117