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HR 653 116th Congress House

Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2019

Official title: To provide grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationVocational and technical education
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Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 17, 2019
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 Latest action January 17, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Education to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., a state, or one or more local educational agencies, public institutions of higher education, or private sector entities) to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 12, 2019
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 21, 2019
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 21, 2019
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Harder, Josh
California · Mar 12, 2019
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jan 31, 2019
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 22, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 653: Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-653/
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"H.R. 653: Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-653/.
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H.R. 653, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-653/.
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