H.R. 6205: EDUCATORS for America Act
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H.R. 6205: EDUCATORS for America Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-09 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- 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
EDUCATORS for America Act
Plain summary
EDUCATORS for America Act This bill provides resources to support the recruitment, retention, and preparation of educators. These resources include, among others, expanding the Teacher Quality Partnership program to include training and professional development opportunities for principals and other school leaders, updating the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program to support underrepresented candidates in educator preparation programs, and revising the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grant program to raise the maximum amount for TEACH grants. The bill also directs the Department of Education to carry out a program to provide loan credits to eligible educator borrowers enrolled in income-contingent or income-based repayment plans.
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Official text
EDUCATORS for America Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] · 25 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Peter Welch (D-VT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] reported raising $483,375 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr6205.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr6205 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117