Congress 114 - HR 2681 - Training Highly Skilled Americans Act of 2015

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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

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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.

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Nov 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Nov 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Aug 18, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Jul 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 4, 2015

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.
Jun 4, 2015

Introduced in House

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