# 117-hr-7461: CBE Act of 2022

117-hr-7461, CBE Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7461
- Congress: 117
- Title: CBE Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Competency-Based Education Act of 2022 or the CBE Act of 2022 This bill creates a framework under which students participating in competency-based education programs may receive federal student aid. Competency-based education refers to education that measures academic progress and attainment (1) by direct assessment of the student's mastery of competencies, (2) by expressing the student's mastery of competencies in terms of equivalent credit or clock hours, or (3) through a combination of both methods in addition to credit or clock hours. The bill also prohibits the Department of Education from enforcing certain regulations related to the definition of credit hour.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7461 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7461)

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