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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Early Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026

S. 5248Introduced Aug 5, 2026Policy area: Education

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to improve the knowledge, credentials, compensation, and professional development of early childhood educators working with children in early childhood education programs.

Sponsor: Sen. Ben Luján D-NM
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 5, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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

3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).

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Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ben Luján.

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Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.