H.R. 1176

Summary

H.R. 1176, the Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 10, 2025 by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Feb 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 1176 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 1176 IH: Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1176  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 10, 2025   Mr. Smucker  (for himself,  Mr. Owens ,  Mr. Meuser ,  Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , and  Mr. Van Orden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the clock hour requirements for certain eligible programs under title IV of such Act.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act  .
2.
Clock hour requirements for certain programs of training
(a)
In general
Section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(5)
An otherwise eligible program that provides a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized profession in a State, and for which the number of clock hours of instruction exceeds the minimum number of clock hours of instruction required by such State for training in the recognized profession for which the otherwise eligible program prepares students, shall be determined to be an eligible program under this subsection if the number of clock hours of instruction provided by such otherwise eligible program does not exceed the greater of—
(A)
150 percent of the minimum number of clock hours required by such State for training in the recognized profession for which the otherwise eligible program prepares students; or
(B)
150 percent of the minimum number of clock hours required by a Federal agency for such training.
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(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to award year 2024–2025, and each succeeding award year.

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Sponsors

Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R) sponsors H.R. 1176, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Lloyd Smucker

Rep. · R–PA-11 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025

Dan Meuser

Rep. · R–PA-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Burgess Owens

Rep. · R–UT-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Glenn Thompson

Rep. · R–PA-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Derrick Van Orden

Rep. · R–WI-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025 · Original

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 24, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 1176 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Feb 10, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1176 has taken 2 actions since Feb 10, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1176 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1176 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act — Display Title
• Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the clock hour requirements for certain eligible programs under title IV of such Act. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1176 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Education, Veterans, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1176 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1176’s is Education.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1176 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Employment and training programs to Student aid and college costs.

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