HR 4342 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

RETAIN Teachers Act

Introduced Sep 17, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Abby Finkenauer D-IA

Latest action · Sep 17, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedSep 17, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

RETAIN Teachers Act or the Reducing Extra Teaching Authentication Impacting New Teachers Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to recommend how to create a single, electronic form whereby a teacher who makes use of specified financial assistance programs may provide certification that they have completed the requirements to benefit from such programs.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 17, 2019.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick	Original	Sep 17, 2019
R-WV	David B. McKinley	Original	Sep 17, 2019
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson	Original	Sep 17, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Sep 17, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 17, 2019Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 149, September 17, 2019, page H7754.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 4674	College Affordability Act	Related bill	Dec 28, 2020

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study on the feasibility of a single certification for certain programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Reducing Extra Teaching Authentication Impacting New Teachers Act; RETAIN Teachers Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 17, 2019Introduced in House

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