House Bill 3831
115th Congress(2017-2018)
PROPEL Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 26, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3831
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Professional Pell Education Learning or the PROPEL Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow federal Pell Grants to be utilized at educational programs that consist of vocational or technical training, flight training, apprenticeship, or other on-job training. In addition, the bill modifies the eligibility requirements under the Federal Pell Grant program for the vocational and training programs, including allowing such programs to be unaccredited.
September 26, 2017
09/26/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
09/26/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:40 PM