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H.R. 4588: Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-22 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025

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Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that sponsor construction and manufacturing-oriented registered apprenticeship programs for (1) expanding or supporting outreach to high schools, local businesses, local workforce development boards, and apprenticeship intermediaries; and (2) providing advising and support services to students who are enrolled in these apprenticeship programs.

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Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] · 35 cosponsors

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Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Max L. Miller (R-OH), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr4588 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills