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HR 3748 112th Congress House Labor and Employment Education programs funding Employment and training programs Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Science and engineering education Small business Student aid and college costs Wages and earnings

America RISING Act of 2011

Introduced: December 20, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Dec 20, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 20, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2011 or America RISING Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a program of grants to: (1) eligible small business employers to defray the cost of compensation they pay to recent graduates from institutions of higher education; and (2) such graduates to enable them to defray the cost of undertaking further education for up to 24 months in subjects relating to mathematics, science, engineering, or technology.

What's happening now March 29, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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