U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR218: Recognizing and honoring teachers who have earned or maintained National Board Certification.
Status: In committee, March 11, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 11, 2025:
IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 218 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Ms. Letlow (for herself, Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Ezell , Ms. Craig , Mr. LaLota , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Fields , Mr. Valadao , Ms. Chu , Mr. Guest , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Ms. Bynum , Mr. Whitesides , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Case , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Ms. Tokuda , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Grijalva , Mrs. McBath , and Mr. Garbarino ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce RESOLUTION Recognizing and honoring teachers who have earned or maintained National Board Certification. Whereas National Board Certification signifies professional teaching excellence based on rigorous standards developed by teachers for teachers to demonstrate their ability to advance student learning and achievement; Whereas research shows that students taught by National Board Certified Teachers learn more than their peers, especially for low-income students; Whereas access to just one Board-certified mathematics teacher increases a student's lifetime earnings by $48,000; Whereas National Board Certified Teachers play a critical role in addressing the learning loss incurred during the …
Sponsors
- Julia Letlow (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Mike Ezell (R, HD-004)
- Angela Craig (D, HD-MN-2)
- Nick LaLota (R, HD-NY-1)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D, HD-FL-20)
- Juan Ciscomani (R, HD-AZ-6)
- Cleo Fields (D, HD-006)
- David Valadao (R)
- Judy Chu (D, HD-CA-28)
- Michael Guest (R, HD-003)
- Troy Carter (D, HD-LA-2)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Congressional tributes, Education, Vocational and technical education, Licensing and registrations, Teaching, teachers, curricula
Common questions
- What is HR218?
- HR218 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Recognizing and honoring teachers who have earned or maintained National Board Certification.
- What is the status of HR218?
- In committee as of March 11, 2025. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (March 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR218?
- Julia Letlow (R, HD-005), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR218?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/218
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