H.R. 8112 · 117th Congress
Federal Work-Study Improvement Act
Introduced on Jun 16, 2022 by Fred Keller (R-PA-12). One cosponsor. Latest action (Jun 16, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Jun 16, 2022
- Cosponsors
- 1
- 0 from the other party
- Policy area
- Education
Progress
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- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to treat all institutions of higher education equally for purposes of determining the Federal share under the Federal work-study programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jun 16, 2022). Public domain.
Federal Work-Study Improvement Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises the Federal Work-Study Program, including by removing a provision that prohibits a participating institution of higher education from using more than 25% of program funds for wages for students employed with private for-profit organizations.
Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Republicans · 1
- Ben ClineR-VA-6signed on Jun 22, 2022
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History
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- Jun 16, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.