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S. 1117 116th Congress Senate

Gateway to Careers Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to establish a career pathway grant program.

Introduced: April 10, 2019 Introduced by: Margaret Wood Hassan Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Education Adult education and literacyChild care and developmentDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs funding
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Employment and training programsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationMental healthTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 10, 2019
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 Latest action April 10, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gateway to Careers Act of 2019

This bill establishes a career pathway grant program through which the Department of Education shall award grants to certain public institutions of higher education and postsecondary technical education schools (eligible institutions) to carry out activities such as (1) the planning and implementation of agreements between eligible institutions and other partners; (2) providing emergency grants to help students facing financial hardships that may impact enrollment or completion of the program; and (3) offering career pathways navigation and case management services, including providing information and outreach to target populations to encourage individuals to take part in programs and service offerings.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5759 Gateway to Careers Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 10, 2019
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Apr 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1117: Gateway to Careers Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1117/
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"S. 1117: Gateway to Careers Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1117/.
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S. 1117, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1117/.
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