# 115-hr-5146: TECH Careers Act

115-hr-5146, TECH Careers Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5146
- Congress: 115
- Title: TECH Careers Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2018-03-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2018 or the TECH Careers Act This bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to institutions of higher education that offer career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less to support the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs. Such programs shall enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-4691: WOOF! Act
- 115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
- 115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of the amounts of certain per diem grants.
- 115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5146 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5146)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
- [115-hr-4691: WOOF! Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4691)
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless vete…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4099)
- [115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4022)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5146 (as of 2025-11-18).