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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9955 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9955
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide opportunities for
students at institutions of higher education to study trades, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 27, 2026
Mr. Deluzio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide opportunities for
students at institutions of higher education to study trades, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pathway to Trades Act''.
SEC. 2. AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS FOR FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS.
Section 463(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087cc(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
``(9) provide that the institution of higher education
will--
``(A) designate a faculty member as a point of
contact for students studying, or interested in
studying, trades; and
``(B) develop courses for students relating to
trades; and''.
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