{"bill":{"id":"119-s-2802","congress":119,"type":"S","number":2802,"title":"Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act","originChamber":"Senate","introducedDate":"2025-09-15","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001104","fullName":"Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH]","party":"R","state":"OH","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-09-15","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":["Government information and archives","Government lending and loan guarantees","Higher education","Student aid and college costs","Vocational and technical education"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-09-15","text":"Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-15","text":"Introduced in Senate","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to disclose certain information related to career and technical education.</p><p>Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Federal Student Aid within ED to publish on its public website information on (1) career and technical education programs, including average completion time, program cost, and postgraduation employment rate; (2) opportunities in each state to pursue these programs and obtain Perkins funding; and (3) Workforce Pell Grants.</p><p>In addition, ED must include this information and a related acknowledgment signature box on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-06T21:25:11Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":266,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:22:17.283Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Student%20Debt%20Alternative%20and%20CTE%20Awareness%20Act"}]}}