# 117-hr-5990: Dual Credit Innovation Act

117-hr-5990, Dual Credit Innovation Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5990
- Congress: 117
- Title: Dual Credit Innovation Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2021-11-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Dual Credit Innovation Act This bill directs the Department of Education to annually recognize with a Dual Credit Innovation Award eligible partnerships between an institution of higher education (IHE) that provides a dual credit program and a local educational agency or high school. The bill defines dual credit program as a program offered by such a partnership through which a secondary school student who has not graduated from high school with a regular high school diploma is able to enroll in one or more postsecondary courses and earn postsecondary credit that (1) is transferable to the IHE in the partnership, and (2) applies toward completion of a degree or recognized educational credential.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5990 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5990)

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- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hres-1320: Remembering the 80th anniversary of the Solomon Islands campaign, including the…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1320)
- [117-hr-7524: ACES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7524)
- [117-hr-7176: Gerald’s Law Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7176)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5990 (as of 2025-11-18).