US HB2681 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish in the Treasury the STEM Education and Training Account. Requires employers to submit along with an application for a certification a $1,000 fee (to be deposited in the STEM Education and Training Account). Sets aside specified amounts for: (1) a low-income STEM scholarship program, (2) K-12 STEM education, and (3) STEM capacity building at minority-serving institutions. Authorizes grants to eligible entities for American Dream Accounts for a group of low-income students.
Title
Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] | Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. |
| 2015-11-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. |
| 2015-08-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. |
| 2015-07-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. |
| 2015-06-04 | House | Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology |
| 2015-06-04 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2015-06-04 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
| 2015-06-04 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2015-06-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Financial literacy
Foreign labor
Government trust funds
Higher education
Immigration
Income tax deferral
Minority education
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Temporary and part-time employment
User charges and fees
Visas and passports
Women's education
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Financial literacy
Foreign labor
Government trust funds
Higher education
Immigration
Income tax deferral
Minority education
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Temporary and part-time employment
User charges and fees
Visas and passports
Women's education
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2681/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2681/BILLS-114hr2681ih.pdf |
