HR 1176 · in committee · major
Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act
- education
What this bill does
- This bill allows career training programs to operate at up to 150% of state-required hours while keeping federal student aid eligibility.
- Career and technical education programs and their students are affected by this change to federal funding rules.
- The bill provides legal authority for a rule previously enforced by regulation, blocking a 2024 Department of Education restriction.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might allowing programs to operate at 150% of state-required hours affect the total cost and time commitment for students seeking federal aid?
- 02
What was the Department of Education's rationale for the 2024 restriction that this bill would reverse?
- 03
Which career training programs and student populations would most benefit from the flexibility to exceed state hour requirements?
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Sponsor · R-PA-11
Lloyd Smucker
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In Congress
5/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-10
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-10 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-02-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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