H.R. 9765

Summary

H.R. 9765, the Educators for America Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2026 by Rep. Adam Smith (D). It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 9765 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 9765 IH: Educators for America Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9765  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 16, 2026   Mr. Smith of Washington  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the requirements for teaching residency programs under part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Educators for America Act  .
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Teacher quality partnerships
Section 202(e)(2)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022a(e)(2)(B)(ii) ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as items (aa), (bb), and (cc), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
(2)
in the matter preceding item (aa), as so redesignated, by striking  shall  and all that follows through  characteristics:  and inserting the following: “shall carry out the following:
(I)
Establish criteria for the selection of eligible individuals to participate in the teaching residency program based on the following characteristics:
  ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(II)
Prioritize the recruitment and selection of eligible individuals underrepresented in the teaching profession, including men.
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To amend the requirements for teaching residency programs under part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Sponsors

Rep. Adam Smith (D) sponsors H.R. 9765 alone.

Adam Smith

Rep. · D–WA-9 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 9765 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Jul 16, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9765 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9765 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 9765, as Identical bill.

S 5029Educators for America ActJul 16, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi… · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 9765 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Educators for America Act — Display Title
• Educators for America Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the requirements for teaching residency programs under part A of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 4 firms and 39 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9765 in 32 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Banking, Commodities (big ticket), Insurance.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 39.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9765 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9765’s is Education.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9765, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Washington:H.R. 9765.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8.[Page H4625]

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