H.R. 9475 · 117th Congress
TEACH Act of 2022
Introduced on Dec 8, 2022 by Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ-2). 17 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 8, 2022): Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Dec 8, 2022
- Cosponsors
- 17
- 0 from the other party
- Policy area
- Education
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation of the Secretary of Education, to conduct a study on the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of education professionals, to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to implement or improve health and wellness programs for education professionals, and for other purposes.
Summary
By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Dec 8, 2022). Public domain.
Teacher and Educator Access to Crucial Health and Wellness Act of 2022 or the TEACH Act of 2022
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to implement or improve health and wellness programs for education professionals. It also requires the National Institutes of Health to study the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of education professionals.
Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Democrats · 17
- Alma S. AdamsD-NC-12original
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3original
- Sara JacobsD-CA-53original
- Daniel T. KildeeD-MI-5original
- Ann M. KusterD-NH-2original
- Stephen F. LynchD-MA-8original
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DCoriginal
- Scott H. PetersD-CA-52original
- Katie PorterD-CA-45original
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2original
- Dina TitusD-NV-1original
- David J. TroneD-MD-6original
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24original
- Cori BushD-MO-1signed on Dec 13, 2022
- William R. KeatingD-MA-9signed on Dec 13, 2022
- Kathy E. ManningD-NC-6signed on Dec 13, 2022
- Colin Z. AllredD-TX-32signed on Dec 21, 2022
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
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- Dec 8, 2022Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2022Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Dec 8, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committees
Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.
Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction
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- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Labor
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
- National Labor Relations Board
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.