House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-224

Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act

H.R. 2353Introduced May 4, 2017Policy area: Labor and Employment

Became law on Jul 31, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Thompson R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 4, 2017
Committee actionMay 17, 2017
Passed HouseJun 22, 2017 · by voice vote
Passed SenateJul 23, 2018 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesJul 25, 2018
To the PresidentJul 26, 2018
Became lawJul 31, 2018

Latest action: Jul 31, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-224.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2353.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act” on June 5, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on May 17, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 5, 2017 ↗
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-164 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on June 7, 2017.
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H.R. 2353, 115th Congress
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 77, May 4, 2017, Page H4178):
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States
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H.R. 2353, 115th Congress
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July 21, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

40 cosponsors — 28 Republicans, 11 Democrats, 1 independent

11 of 40 cosponsors (28%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), John Culberson (R-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Ron Estes (R-KS), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), James Langevin (D-RI), Jason Lewis (R-MN), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Luke Messer (R-IN), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Scott Peters (D-CA) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Glenn Thompson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-5 district

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