# 119-s-1676: RETAIN Act

119-s-1676, RETAIN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1676
- Congress: 119
- Title: RETAIN Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**A refundable tax credit to keep teachers and school leaders in high-need settings.** The RETAIN Act would create a per-year retention credit for eligible early childhood staff, K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, school-based mental health providers, and school leaders.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal retention tax credit for educators: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to claim a new refundable retention tax credit if you worked in an eligible early childhood or K–12 role during the school year. The credit amount would depend on how many continuous school years you served. Yearly amounts range from $5,800 up to $11,600 (peak in the 1…
- Annual teacher and early educator salaries: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Labor would publish an annual data series on the BLS website. The series would show average base teacher salaries by Title I status and region, and early childhood educator salaries by highest degree. The data would be updated every year to help states, schools, and the…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1676 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1676)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1676 (as of 2025-12-21).