# 119-hr-1176: Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act

119-hr-1176, Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1176
- Congress: 119
- Title: Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Sets a 150% clock-hour cap for program eligibility.** This bill would clarify when clock-hour vocational programs count as "otherwise eligible" for federal student aid by requiring that a program's hours not exceed the greater of 150 percent of the State minimum or 150 percent of a Federal agency minimum for the recognized profession.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on aid for long clock hour programs: cost, high. If enacted, this would cap which clock‑hour training programs can get federal student aid. A program would qualify only if its total hours are no more than the greater of 150% of the State minimum or 150% of any Federal minimum for that job. Programs above that cap would not be eligible for aid, ev…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1176 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1176)

## Related
- [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1176 (as of 2026-04-21).