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H.R. 2681 114th Congress House

Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the STEM Education and Training Account in order to enhance the economic competitiveness of the Unite… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish the STEM Education and Training Account in order to enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States by providing funding for STEM education and training, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2015 Introduced by: Dina Titus Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Immigration Academic performance and assessmentsBank accounts, deposits, capitalEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs funding
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Elementary and secondary educationFinancial literacyForeign laborGovernment trust fundsHigher educationIncome tax deferralMinority educationPerformance measurementPublic-private cooperationScience and engineering educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTemporary and part-time employmentUser charges and feesVisas and passportsWomen's education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Aug 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Jul 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 4, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Jun 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2015

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish in the Treasury the STEM Education and Training Account.

Requires employers to submit along with an application for a certification a $1,000 fee (to be deposited in the STEM Education and Training Account).

Sets aside specified amounts for: (1) a low-income STEM scholarship program, (2) K-12 STEM education, and (3) STEM capacity building at minority-serving institutions.

Authorizes grants to eligible entities for American Dream Accounts for a group of low-income students.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2681: Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2681/
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"H.R. 2681: Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2681/.
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H.R. 2681, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2681/.
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