Skip to main content

Agora
Sign in

House bill · H.R. 2021 (119th Congress)

American Teacher Act

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Mar 3, 2026

Sponsor: Frederica S. Wilson (U.S. Representative, FL-24, Democratic)

Follow

Following needs an Agora account. You will sign in first, then come back to this page.

From Congress.gov and official rosters. This record was last updated Jul 30, 2026. About our data

Summary

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.

Summary from the Congressional Research Service. How we handle summaries

Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Education and Workforce · U.S. House of Representatives

Your position on this bill

Choose the position closest to yours. You'll sign in or create an account to save it.

Sign in or create an account to give your position

Cosponsors

100

Showing the 97 who are on Agora, A to Z. Congress.gov listed 100 as of Jul 30, 2026.

See all cosponsors on Congress.gov (opens in a new tab)
  • Democratic96
  • Republican1

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

Party is shown for the 97 cosponsors who are on Agora.

Shown in neutral colors by design; Agora is non-partisan.

Show the full list (97 names)

Full history

  1. Mar 3, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  2. Mar 10, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  3. Mar 10, 2025

    In committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

    U.S. House

  4. Mar 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

    U.S. House of Representatives

Read the record