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HR 5146 115th Congress House

TECH Careers Act

Official title: To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to establish the American Technical Training Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 2018 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsHigher educationVocational and technical education
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2018 or the TECH Careers Act

This bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to institutions of higher education that offer career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less to support the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs. Such programs shall enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 17, 2018
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 1, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Mar 1, 2018
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 1, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5146: TECH Careers Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5146/
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