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Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

USA119th CongressS-2802| Senate 
| Updated: 9/15/2025
Jon Husted

Jon Husted

Republican Senator

Ohio

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, titled the "Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act," aims to increase public awareness of career and technical education (CTE) programs as viable alternatives to four-year degrees. It mandates the Department of Education to publish comprehensive, continuously updated information on its website, covering CTE program costs, employment rates, state opportunities, and funding sources like the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and Workforce Pell Grants . Furthermore, the bill requires the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to include an acknowledgment that CTE programs are viable alternatives, along with a one-page summary of the aforementioned website information and an applicant signature box. These provisions are to be implemented without authorizing any additional federal funds.
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Timeline
Feb 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1641
Introduced in House
Sep 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • February 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1641
    Introduced in House


  • September 15, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 15, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1641: Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act

USA119th CongressS-2802| Senate 
| Updated: 9/15/2025
This bill, titled the "Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act," aims to increase public awareness of career and technical education (CTE) programs as viable alternatives to four-year degrees. It mandates the Department of Education to publish comprehensive, continuously updated information on its website, covering CTE program costs, employment rates, state opportunities, and funding sources like the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and Workforce Pell Grants . Furthermore, the bill requires the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to include an acknowledgment that CTE programs are viable alternatives, along with a one-page summary of the aforementioned website information and an applicant signature box. These provisions are to be implemented without authorizing any additional federal funds.
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Timeline
Feb 26, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1641
Introduced in House
Sep 15, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • February 26, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1641
    Introduced in House


  • September 15, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 15, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jon Husted

Jon Husted

Republican Senator

Ohio

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1641: Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted