United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3964 (114th)
Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act
Introduced
5 November 2015
Last action
23 March 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sponsors
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], David Scott, Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Career and Technical Education Opportunity Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the programs eligible to participate in federal student aid. Specifically, it makes eligible for Direct Loan program and Federal Perkins Loan program participation an educational program that provides at least 250 hours of instruction over a minimum of 5 weeks that leads to an industry-recognized credential. An industry-recognized credential: (1) is high quality, as demonstrated by the institution offering the program; (2) meets local or regional workforce needs; and (3) is endorsed by a national industry trade association.
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Timeline
5 November 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
5 November 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 November 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 November 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- David Scott · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3964
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3964
- us · 114-hr-3964 · source updated 23 March 2026