US SR426 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-14 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6612)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-14 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6612)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution (1) recognizes the contributions of teachers to the United States, (2) thanks teachers for their service, and (3) recommends that each Member of Congress spend at least one day per year serving as a substitute teacher in a public school.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Members of Congress should substitute teach at least 1 day per year in a public school to gain firsthand knowledge on how to address the prevailing challenges facing educators and how to remove obstacles to learning for students.
Sponsors
| Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-14 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6612) |
Subjects
Congress
Congressional tributes
Elementary and secondary education
Members of Congress
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Congressional tributes
Elementary and secondary education
Members of Congress
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/426/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres426/BILLS-116sres426is.pdf |
