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HR 1176 119th Congress House Education Employment and training programs Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Student aid and college costs

Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act

Introduced: February 10, 2025 Introduced by: Smucker, Lloyd Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Feb 10, 2025
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Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the 150% rule, which allows an educational program that prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation to maintain eligibility for federal student aid funding if the program operates within 150% of the state's minimum hours requirement for licensure. 

The Department of Education (ED) previously enforced the 150% rule through regulations. ED proposed a new regulation to rescind the 150% rule and instead limit the length of these programs to 100% of the state's minimum required hours. This revised regulation was set to take effect on July 1, 2024; however, a court imposed a temporary injunction to halt the regulation from taking effect.

What's happening now February 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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 Cosponsors 5
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Feb 24, 2025
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Feb 10, 2025
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Feb 10, 2025
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 10, 2025
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Van Orden, Derrick
Wisconsin · Feb 10, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1176: Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1176/
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"H.R. 1176: Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1176/.
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H.R. 1176, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1176/.
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