HB6585: Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs.
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This bill would change federal education law to let students use Pell Grants for short-term workforce training programs. Pell Grants are money the government gives to low-income students to pay for college and education. Currently, Pell Grants only work for traditional college and longer training programs. This bill expands them to cover shorter job-training courses. The bill has bipartisan sponsors from both parties. It was recently introduced in Congress and is in the early stage of the legislative process.
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HB6585: Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act
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Sponsors
Elise Stefanik
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (25)
Virginia Foxx
Robert Scott
Mark DeSaulnier
Max Miller
Burgess Owens