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H.R. 1641 119th Congress House

Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical E… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Education to disclose information about career and technical education and funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, and require FAFSA applications to include a career and technical education acknowledgment.

Introduced: March 5, 2025 Introduced by: Roger Williams Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Education Government information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Feb 26, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to disclose certain information related to career and technical education.

Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Federal Student Aid within ED to publish on its public website information on (1) career and technical education programs, including average completion time, program cost, and postgraduation employment rate; and (2) opportunities in each state to pursue these programs and obtain Perkins funding.

In addition, ED must include this information and a related acknowledgment signature box on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2802 Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act
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 Cosponsors 3
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Johnson, Julie
Texas · Sep 2, 2025
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Mar 5, 2025
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Feb 26, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1641: Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1641/
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