119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 17, 2025
Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act
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Latest action (Jul 17, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Education
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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6 citations.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$490,000
Spent on own lobbying
…upport Staff Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Executive Order 14279-Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education, Accreditation related issues Ch…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$450,000
Spent on own lobbying
…udents with Disabilities Act S.2819, A bill to amend The Head Start Act to improve the Act H.R.5056, Teachers are Leaders Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.5123, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Supple…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Education
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t Staff Family Leave Act H.R. 5476 - Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act H.R. Res. 297 - Paraprofessional & Education Support Staff Bill of Rights S. 2330 - PARA Educators Act S. 2451 - Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act S. 356 - Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 2296 - Nation…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…2516 - TEACH Act S. 2451 - Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act S. 2738 - ESP, Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act S. 2330 - Preparing And Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act S. 1736 - Improving Training for School Food Service Workers Act of 2025 S. Res. 158 - Paraprofessional & Ed…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Education
$430,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Start Act to improve the Act H.R.5056, Teachers are Leaders Act S.2451, Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act S.2481, Pay Teachers Act H.R.5476/S.2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act Teacher pay, shortages, respect for profession H.R.5557, Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.5123, In…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AUTISM SPEAKS · lobbying firm or registrant: AUTISM SPEAKS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…5342, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to funding for the Kevin and Avonte's Law Program H.R. 5476/S. 2330, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act, all provisions S. 2354, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, provision…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing