# 119-hr-5056: Teachers Are Leaders Act of 2025

119-hr-5056, Teachers Are Leaders Act of 2025, 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 2026-07-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5056
- Congress: 119
- Title: Teachers Are Leaders Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Creates a Teacher Leader Development Program** that would fund partnerships to train and credential classroom teachers who take on formal leadership duties while continuing to teach. The program focuses training on proven needs at high-need elementary and secondary schools and ties leadership roles to measurable instructional improvement. - Teachers: Eligible participants must be fully certified, employed by a high-need local educational agency, and have at least 3 years of teaching experience. Grants may cover training and support for 2 to 3 years and can pay up to 50 percent of a stipend in years 1–2 and up to 33 percent in year 3. - Professional growth: The program would require one year of intensive development that may include coursework, fieldwork, regular observations, and mentoring, culminating in a teacher leader credential and optional additional years of support. - Schools and students: Teacher leaders would carry out seven core activities such as curriculum development, peer coaching and observations, family and community engagement, school culture work, dual enrollment instruction, and cultural competency work. - Partnerships and sustainability: Eligible partnerships must describe how teacher leaders split time between classroom and leadership duties, plan post-program support, and explain how teacher leader roles could be sustained after grant funds end. Programs may require repayment of credential costs if a teacher leaves before completing their service.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Longer funding window for teacher grants: benefit, low. If enacted, this would authorize funding for FY2025 and the next five years. It would not provide money by itself. Congress would still need to pass annual appropriations.
- Training grants for teacher leaders: mixed, low. If enacted, this would fund a Teacher Leader Development Program through competitive grants. Classroom teachers in high-need districts could train while keeping teaching jobs and taking on leadership roles. You must be fully certified, work for the high-need district, have at least 3 years, and app…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5056 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5056)

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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3277)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5056 (as of 2026-07-24).