# 116-hr-8334: Educators are Heroes Act

116-hr-8334, Educators are Heroes Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8334
- Congress: 116
- Title: Educators are Heroes Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-09-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Educators are Heroes Act This bill establishes and provides funding for the Educator Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to local educational agencies to provide premium pay to teachers and other staff for each hour of in-person work at a public elementary or secondary school during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8334 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8334)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8334 (as of 2025-11-18).