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HR 3964 114th Congress House Education Education programs funding Employee hiring Employment and training programs Higher education Licensing and registrations Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education

Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act

Introduced: November 5, 2015 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Nov 5, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 5, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the programs eligible to participate in federal student aid.

Specifically, it makes eligible for Direct Loan program and Federal Perkins Loan program participation an educational program that provides at least 250 hours of instruction over a minimum of 5 weeks that leads to an industry-recognized credential.

An industry-recognized credential: (1) is high quality, as demonstrated by the institution offering the program; (2) meets local or regional workforce needs; and (3) is endorsed by a national industry trade association.

What's happening now March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 29, 2016
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 10, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Nov 19, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Nov 5, 2015
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 5, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3964: Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3964/
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"H.R. 3964: Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3964/.
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H.R. 3964, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3964/.
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