Education
Representative Smucker previously served as a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee. Read the below news releases about Rep. Smucker's work to ensure children have access to a quality education and our nation has a strong and skilled workforce.
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Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, is shining a light on a wide funding disparity between programs supporting four-year degree programs and career and technical education programs.
Smucker commented during a recent hearing of the House Ways & Means Committee:
Washington—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a member of the House Education & Workforce Committee, is pushing to expand access to federal workforce development programs funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) is excited to announce that his office is hosting a Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in middle and high school.
The CAC accepts computer programs (or apps) written in any programming language, for any platform (desktop/PC, web, mobile, raspberry Pi, etc.).
I’m pleased to announce that my office is participating in the 2025 Congressional App Challenge – a competition aimed at encouraging U.S. middle and high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applications. The Challenge is intended to highlight the value of computer science and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.
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The Challenge ends on October 30, 2025. We strongly encourage students of all skill levels to participate and learn how to create their own apps.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.J. Res. 45, which would overturn the Biden administration’s student debt bailout. H.J. Res. 45 passed by a vote of 218 to 203 and heads to the Senate for consideration.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) has been appointed to the Joint Economic Committee by Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA-20). Created alongside the Council of Economic Advisors in the Employment Act of 1946, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) is a bicameral, bipartisan committee tasked with reviewing economic conditions and recommending improvements in economic policy.
Washington, DC—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), a member of the Education and Workforce Committee, introduced the Student Loan Tax Elimination Act. The legislation would eliminate a hidden tax on federal student loans, which adds unnecessary debt to student loan borrowers.
Washington, DC—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) announced the introduction of the USA Workforce Tax Credit Act, legislation which will encourage charitable donations for community-based apprenticeship initiatives, career and technical education, and workforce development. Eligible nonprofits include educational institutions, community organizations, training institutes, community colleges, scholarship groups and labor union-affiliated nonprofits.
EXCLUSIVE — House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) are seeking answers from the Department of Education after the agency failed to provide documentation to an external auditor.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona blasting the Department for its attempted cover-up of the real cost of President Biden’s illegal student loan bailout.