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H.R. 7461 117th Congress House

CBE Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify competency-based education.

Introduced: April 7, 2022 Introduced by: Glenn Grothman Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 7, 2022
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 Latest action April 7, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Competency-Based Education Act of 2022 or the CBE Act of 2022

This bill creates a framework under which students participating in competency-based education programs may receive federal student aid. Competency-based education refers to education that measures academic progress and attainment (1) by direct assessment of the student's mastery of competencies, (2) by expressing the student's mastery of competencies in terms of equivalent credit or clock hours, or (3) through a combination of both methods in addition to credit or clock hours.

The bill also prohibits the Department of Education from enforcing certain regulations related to the definition of credit hour.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
Keller, Fred
· Apr 7, 2022
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Apr 7, 2022
 R
Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Apr 7, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Apr 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7461: CBE Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7461/
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"H.R. 7461: CBE Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7461/.
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