HRES297119th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that paraprofessionals and education support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions.

Sponsored By: Representative Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

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Summary

Dignified, secure, and adequately resourced working conditions for paraprofessionals and education support staff. This resolution would urge schools and employers to provide livable pay, affordable health care, paid leave, training, safer staffing, and stronger worker voice.

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  • Workers: Would call for livable, competitive wages, affordable high-quality health care with minimal personal cost, eligibility under the Family and Medical Leave Act, and entitlement to 16 weeks of paid family and medical leave.
  • Daily support and safety: Would push for paid leave for planned and unexpected school closures, meaningful paid professional development during regular paid hours, access to training and appropriate personal protective equipment, up-to-date technology, and sufficient supplies.
  • Voice, job security, and staffing: Would support representation in organizations that set workplace policy, notice and input on electronic monitoring and artificial intelligence, adequate staffing levels, advance notice about employment duration, contracts with automatic renewal and just-cause termination, and a reporting process that protects workers from retaliation.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

CT • D

Cosponsors

  • Bonamici

    OR • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Pingree

    ME • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Schakowsky

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • McClellan

    VA • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Johnson (GA)

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • McCollum

    MN • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Craig

    MN • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Stansbury

    NM • D

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Norcross

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 7/17/2025

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 8/19/2025

  • Barragan

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

  • Mullin

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 10/10/2025

  • Elfreth

    MD • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • McBride

    DE • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Thompson (CA)

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Davis (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 10/17/2025

  • Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]

    VT • D

    Sponsored 10/21/2025

  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 10/21/2025

  • Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 10/21/2025

  • Bishop

    GA • D

    Sponsored 10/24/2025

  • Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 10/24/2025

  • Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 10/24/2025

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 10/24/2025

  • Jackson (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 10/24/2025

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Pallone

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

  • Ocasio-Cortez

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/4/2025

  • Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 11/4/2025

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 11/4/2025

  • Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

  • Wilson (FL)

    FL • D

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

  • Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 11/10/2025

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/12/2025

  • Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/12/2025

  • Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

  • Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/9/2025

  • Budzinski

    IL • D

    Sponsored 12/16/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/22/2026

  • Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 4/16/2026

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