Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.
Latest action · Apr 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedApr 7, 2025
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 7, 2025 to Aug 27, 2026; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Apr 7, 2025 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jul 17, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Aug 19, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Nov 4, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Nov 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Luz M. Rivas | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Jun 4, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Aug 27, 2026 |
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 Apr 7, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2025Submitted in House
- Apr 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 158 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions. | Related bill | Apr 7, 2025 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2025Introduced in House
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