HR 625
116th Congress
House
Education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education
PROPEL Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Professional Pell Education Learning or the PROPEL Act
This allows federal Pell Grants to be utilized at educational programs that consist of vocational or technical training, flight training, apprenticeship, or other on-job training. In addition, the bill modifies the eligibility requirements under the Federal Pell Grant program for the vocational and training programs, including allowing such programs to be unaccredited.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
2
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 625: PROPEL Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-625/
"H.R. 625: PROPEL Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-625/.
H.R. 625, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-625/.
[H.R. 625: PROPEL Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-625/)