Congress·In Committee·S. 4864

PUPIL Act

School Support Staff: National Workforce Study

Jun 23·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A senate committee

The PUPIL Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for review. The bill is actively moving, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet.

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Unlikely to pass

While the bill has notable sponsors, it is currently just a proposal in a committee and does not yet have broad bipartisan support.

Key Points

This bill would start a major national study to look at the lives and jobs of school support workers. This includes people like teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and janitors who help keep schools running every day.
The study would look at how much these workers are paid compared to the cost of living in their areas. It also looks at why many of these employees are laid off every summer and rehired in the fall, which makes their finances unstable.
Researchers would check how these workers help students succeed in class and with their behavior. It specifically focuses on the 500,000 aides who help students with disabilities get a fair education.
The bill asks for $2 million to pay for this research. The goal is to find better ways to recruit, train, and keep these essential workers in our schools so they do not leave for other jobs.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Jun 23, 2026Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Jun 23, 2026

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

PUPIL Act

Bill NumberS 4864

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Data Sources

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Sponsor

Cosponsors

(3)

D: 3

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