# 116-hr-7769: RETAIN Act

116-hr-7769, RETAIN Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7769
- Congress: 116
- Title: RETAIN Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
- Introduced: 2020-07-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Retaining Educators Takes Added Investment Now Act or the RETAIN Act This bill allows a refundable tax credit for the employment of early childhood educators, teachers, early childhood education program directors, school leaders, and school-based mental health services providers that is based upon the number of school years for which such individuals have been continuously employed.

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- 116-hr-8995: SCALE Act
- 116-hr-8858: ACCESS 45Q Act
- 116-hr-8856: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revoluti…
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act
- 116-hr-8759: Streamlining Advanced Biofuels Registration Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7769 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7769)

## Related
- [116-hr-8995: SCALE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8995)
- [116-hr-8858: ACCESS 45Q Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8858)
- [116-hr-8856: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in rec…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8856)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8782)
- [116-hr-8759: Streamlining Advanced Biofuels Registration Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8759)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7769 (as of 2025-11-18).