H.R. 6585 · 118th Congress

Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act

Introduced on Dec 5, 2023 by Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21). 25 cosponsors, 10 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 22, 2023): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Dec 5, 2023
Cosponsors
25
10 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs.

Subjects

  • Education programs funding
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Higher education
  • Sales and excise taxes
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Vocational and technical education
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Elise M. StefanikR-NY-21Sponsor

Democrats · 10

Republicans · 15

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 5, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 5, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Dec 5, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  4. Dec 12, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Dec 12, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 8.
  6. Dec 22, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-337.
  7. Dec 22, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-337.
  8. Dec 22, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 276.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCE10 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  2. Society for Human Resource Management10 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAI match · 100%
  3. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.9 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)
  4. Washington University in St. Louis9 reports
    $790K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE$6.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Association of American Universities6 reports
    $389.6K reported (all issues)
  6. PEARSON EDUCATION6 reports
    Federal contractor: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC$519.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING5 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)
  8. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES5 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  10. ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES5 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  11. American Federation of Teachers5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  12. Ascend Learning, LLC5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  13. Association of American Medical Colleges5 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
  14. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  15. BOSTON UNIVERSITY5 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOSTON UNIVERSITY, TRUSTEES OFAI match · 100%
  16. Baylor College of Medicine5 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$8.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. Career Education Colleges & Universities (FKA Ass'n of Private Sector Colleges a5 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)
  18. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  19. Chegg, Inc.5 reports
  20. Eastern Michigan University5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  21. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC5 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  22. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)5 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. LINKEDIN CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LINKEDIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  24. NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES5 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  25. NORTHWESTERN UNIV5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$7.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  26. National Roofing Contractors Association5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  27. New York University5 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$10.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $610K reported (all issues)
  29. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY5 reports
    $550K reported (all issues)
  30. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY5 reports
    $470K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  31. Stanford University5 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  32. THE HOME DEPOT INC.5 reports
    $4.8M reported (all issues)
  33. The Business Roundtable, Inc.5 reports
    $29.7M reported (all issues)
  34. The Institute for College Access and Success5 reports
  35. University of Michigan5 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  36. Vanderbilt University5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  37. Virginia Union University5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  38. Washtenaw Community College5 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  39. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE4 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  40. ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS4 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.