# 119-hr-9765: Educators for America Act

119-hr-9765, Educators for America Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-31).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9765
- As of: 2026-07-31
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9765
- Congress: 119
- Title: Educators for America Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-31

## Summary

This bill would change teacher residency rules so programs must set formal participant selection criteria. It would also **prioritize recruiting and selecting individuals who are underrepresented in the teaching profession, including men**. - Prospective teachers: Individuals from groups underrepresented in teaching, explicitly including men, would get priority in recruitment and selection for teaching residencies. - Teacher residency programs and higher education providers: Programs would be required to establish clear criteria for choosing residency participants and to align selection processes with those criteria.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Priority for underrepresented teacher candidates: benefit, low. If enacted, teaching residency programs would have to set formal selection criteria for applicants based on specified characteristics. They would have to prioritize recruiting and selecting people who are underrepresented in the teaching profession, explicitly naming men. This would apply to eligib…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9765 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9765)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9765 (as of 2026-07-31).