# 119-hr-3308: RETAIN Act

119-hr-3308, RETAIN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3308
- Congress: 119
- Title: RETAIN Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would create a refundable tax credit to retain educators who serve high‑need students.** The bill would target early childhood through K–12 staff and scale credit amounts by years of continuous service. - Early childhood educators, program directors, and providers would get a refundable credit that rises with tenure and can reach $11,600 in the tenth year and goes to zero after 20 years. - Teachers, paraprofessionals, school leaders, and school‑based mental health staff would be eligible when they serve qualifying high‑need schools, including many Title I and certain Bureau of Indian Education schools. Employers would report continuous school years on Form W‑2 to verify eligibility. - State and local agencies would be barred from reducing pay or loan‑forgiveness because an employee claims the credit and must show allocations stay the same if asked by the Secretary of Education. The bill would also require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to publish annual salary series for teachers by Title I status and region and for early childhood educators by highest degree.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Refundable tax credit for educators: benefit, high. If enacted, you could get a refundable tax credit for working as a teacher, paraprofessional, school leader, school mental health provider, or early childhood educator at a qualifying program or school, starting with tax years after December 31, 2025. The credit would be $5,800 in years 1–2, $7,000…
- Protects pay and loan relief for educators: benefit, medium. If enacted, state and local education agencies could not cut your pay or loan-forgiveness help because you qualify for the federal credit. If asked, they would have to show you get the same state or local money you would have received without the credit. This protection would start with tax years a…
- Data to verify schools and track pay: benefit, low. If enacted, Education and Health and Human Services would share data with Treasury to decide if schools and early childhood programs qualify for the credit, starting with tax years after December 31, 2025. The Labor Department would publish yearly reports on educator base pay, showing teacher pay i…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3308 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3308)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3308 (as of 2026-04-21).