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H.R. 5587 (114th): Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

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To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.

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Sponsor and status

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Glenn Thompson

Sponsor. Representative for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Sep 14, 2016
Length: 97 pages
Introduced
Jun 28, 2016
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 13, 2016 but was never passed by the Senate.

Cosponsors

29 Cosponsors (16 Republicans, 13 Democrats)

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History

Jun 28, 2016
 
Introduced

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Jul 7, 2016
 
Ordered Reported

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Sep 8, 2016
 
Reported by House Committee on Education and the Workforce

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Sep 13, 2016
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Jul 31, 2018
 
Reintroduced Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2353 (115th).

H.R. 5587 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5587. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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