119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 28, 2025
Pay Teachers Act
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Latest action (Jul 28, 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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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ons for Teens (SMART) and Kids Act Higher Education and AI issues Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act Green Ribbon Act Phone free schools issues, generally S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety Reviving Americas Schoolyards Act H.R.9203, Student Protecti…
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 ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Education
Amount not reported
…09/ S. Res. 273); Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act (H.R. 5399); Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act (H.R. 1331); Pay Teachers Act (S. 2481); Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act (H.R. 4120); Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act (H.R. 7855/S. 4018); Music In Our Schoo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ration and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Initiative, pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay S.2481, Pay Teachers Act, Entirety H.R.7032/S.2451, Pay Para Professional and Support Staff Act, Entirety Monitor the following: H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girl…
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 ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Education
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…09/ S. Res. 273); Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act (H.R. 5399); Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act (H.R. 1331); Pay Teachers Act (S. 2481); Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act (H.R. 4120); Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act (H.R. 7855/S. 4018); Music In Our Schoo…
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
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$490,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Paraprofessionals and Education Support 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 Educatio…
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 ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Education
Amount not reported
…09/ S. Res. 273); Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act (H.R. 5399); Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act (H.R. 1331); Pay Teachers Act (S. 2481); Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act (H.R. 4120); Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act (H.R. 7855/S. 4018); and Music In Our S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. 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
…, Entirety H.R.2333, Protecting Students 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 Qual…
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
…S.2819, A bill to amend The Head 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 Serv…
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