PROPEL Act
Summary
Professional Pell Education Learning Act or the PROPEL Act This bill expands student eligibility for Pell Grants by allowing students to use these grants for enrollment in educational programs that consist of vocational or technical training, flight training, apprenticeship, or other on-job training. In addition, the bill expands institutional eligibility under the Federal Pell Grant program, including by allowing these vocational and training programs to be unaccredited.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Last action Jan 4, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Jan 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert J. Wittman
RRepublican
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