he Teacher Salary Project introduced the American Teacher Act in the 117th and the 118th Congress in collaboration with Representative Frederica Wilson (which then inspired the Pay Teachers Act by Sen. Bernie Sanders, which triples Title I funding to raise minimum teacher salaries to $60k, and 30+ pieces of state legislation). In April 2023, the American Teacher Act became a bipartisan bill as Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) became the first Republican co-sponsor of the bill.