H.R. 720: CHANCE in TECH Act
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H.R. 720: CHANCE in TECH Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-02 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
CHANCE in TECH Act
Plain summary
CHampioning Apprenticeships for New Careers and Employees in TECHnology Act or the CHANCE in TECH Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to enter into contracts with industry intermediaries to promote the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector. The Department of Education (ED) may issue CHANCE in TECH Awards for 21st Century Schools to secondary schools or junior or community colleges that demonstrate high achievement in providing students necessary skills to compete in the 21st century workforce. In making an award, ED must consider the availability of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), career and technical education, and computer technology courses at the schools.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · 15 cosponsors
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Bill Foster (D-IL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr720.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr720 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117