House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Lucy McBath D-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 18, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5476.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. McBATH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 153, September 18, 2025, Page H4457):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3--Interstate Commerce ClauseSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 58 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5476, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5476
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 13, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
67 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 66 Democrats
1 of 67 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Becca Balint (D-VT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Everton Blair (D-GA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), William Keating (D-MA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA) and 37 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath.
- H.R. 3115 (119th) Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
- H.R. 7599 (119th) Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2026
- H.R. 8055 (119th) Extending WIC for New Moms Act
- H.R. 2790 (119th) GOSAFE Act
- H.R. 7333 (119th) Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2026
- H.R. 4602 (119th) Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act
Related bills
- H.R. 10421 (119th) Transforming Education for the Future ActRelated bill
- S. 2330 (119th) Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.