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Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act

Bill Number
H.R. 1176
Origin Chamber
House
Congress
119th Congress, Session 1
Policy Area
Education
Status
Introduced
Latest Action
2025-02-10: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Last Updated
2026-01-23T18:27:10Z

Official Summary

Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the 150% rule, which allows an educational program that prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation to maintain eligibility for federal student aid funding if the program operates within 150% of the state's minimum hours requirement for licensure. 

The Department of Education (ED) previously enforced the 150% rule through regulations. ED proposed a new regulation to rescind the 150% rule and instead limit the length of these programs to 100% of the state's minimum required hours. This revised regulation was set to take effect on July 1, 2024; however, a court imposed a temporary injunction to halt the regulation from taking effect.

Sponsor

Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]

Cosponsors (5)

Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4], Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3], Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

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