U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 5476
Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act
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.
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- Sponsor
- Lucy McBathD-GA-6
- Introduced
- September 18, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Education (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (67)
66 Democrats, 1 Republican. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Becca BalintD-VT-AL
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9
- Angie CraigD-MN-2
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Cleo FieldsD-LA-6
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- William R. KeatingD-MA-9
- John B. LarsonD-CT-1
- John W. MannionD-NY-22
- April McClain DelaneyD-MD-6
- Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4
- Morgan McGarveyD-KY-3
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6
- Kevin MullinD-CA-15
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
- Mark PocanD-WI-2
- Andrea SalinasD-OR-6
- David ScottD-GA-13
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12
- Eric SorensenD-IL-17
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
- George WhitesidesD-CA-27
Signed on later
- Josh HarderD-CA-9September 19, 2025
- Judy ChuD-CA-28September 26, 2025
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.D-GA-2September 30, 2025
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5September 30, 2025
- Nikki BudzinskiD-IL-13October 3, 2025
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8October 3, 2025
- Emily RandallD-WA-6October 14, 2025
- Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9October 14, 2025
- Thomas R. SuozziD-NY-3October 14, 2025
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12October 14, 2025
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4October 24, 2025
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1October 24, 2025
- Doris O. MatsuiD-CA-7October 24, 2025
- Chrissy HoulahanD-PA-6November 7, 2025
- Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3November 7, 2025
- Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6November 7, 2025
- Robert GarciaD-CA-42November 20, 2025
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8November 20, 2025
- Laura FriedmanD-CA-30December 1, 2025
- Greg LandsmanD-OH-1December 4, 2025
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1December 18, 2025
- Maggie GoodlanderD-NH-2December 18, 2025
- Sarah McBrideD-DE-ALDecember 18, 2025
- Lori TrahanD-MA-3December 18, 2025
- Adelita S. GrijalvaD-AZ-7January 16, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-ALJanuary 16, 2026
- Chris PappasD-NH-1January 22, 2026
- André CarsonD-IN-7February 4, 2026
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7February 9, 2026
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5February 12, 2026
- Bill FosterD-IL-11March 4, 2026
- Linda T. SánchezD-CA-38April 20, 2026
- Seth MagazinerD-RI-2May 12, 2026
- Shomari FiguresD-AL-2June 2, 2026
- Rick LarsenD-WA-2June 2, 2026
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24June 2, 2026
- Betty McCollumD-MN-4June 29, 2026
- Derek TranD-CA-45June 29, 2026
- Juan VargasD-CA-52June 29, 2026
- Christopher R. DeluzioD-PA-17July 23, 2026
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2July 23, 2026
- Everton Blair Jr.D-GA-13September 24, 2026