118th Congress Education
H.R. 496: PELL Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by establishing the Workforce Pell Grants Program.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award Workforce Pell Grants to students enrolled in eligible short-term programs. Eligible programs are those that provide 150 to 600 clock hours of instructional time over a period of 8 to 15 weeks and meet other eligibility criteria.
An accrediting agency or association recognized by ED must determine a program's eligibility based on several criteria, including that the program provides education aligned with the requirements of in-demand industry sectors and occupations and meets specified completion and job placement rates.
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ED must annually collect and publish information on the College Scorecard regarding each eligible program, including job outcomes. The College Scorecard is a comparison tool for information on school sizes, settings, graduation rates, average costs, and salary ranges per field of study.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Jim Banks R-INOriginal
- Virginia Foxx R-NCOriginal
- Ashley Hinson R-IAOriginal
- Glenn Thompson R-PAOriginal
- Tim Walberg R-MI
- Dan Crenshaw R-TX
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer R-OR
- Russell Fry R-SC
- Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO
- Nathaniel Moran R-TX
- Clarence Owens R-UT
- Lloyd Smucker R-PA
- Carlos Gimenez R-FL
- John Moolenaar R-MI
- Laurel Lee R-FL
- Neal Dunn R-FL
- Brad Finstad R-MN
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
- Larry Bucshon R-IN
- Julia Letlow R-LA
- Mike Gallagher R-WI
- Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR
- Patrick McHenry R-NC
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Michelle Steel R-CA
- David Valadao R-CA
- Tim Burchett R-TN
- Daniel Meuser R-PA
- Juan Ciscomani R-AZ
- Mike Ezell R-MS
- Erin Houchin R-IN
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Tracey Mann R-KS
Who scored on this bill
- 1Elise Stefanik SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Elise Stefanik.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.