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, D.C. – Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) is introducing the Equity in Student Loan Relief Act, a bipartisan bill that would extend the temporary relief from student loan payments to Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided much-needed student loan relief during this global pandemic, suspending all monthly payments and interest accumulation for federally held student loans through September 30, 2020.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), the Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, highlighted the importance of apprenticeships during a subcommittee hearing entitled: "Reauthorizing the National Apprenticeship Act: Strengthening and Growing Apprenticeships for the 21st Century."
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted today in favor of the bipartisan Never Again Education Act – H.R. 943 - legislation that establishes a fund at the Treasury Department to be administered by the Department of Education to support Holocaust education efforts around the country.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the subcommittee's hearing on the Department of Labor's apprenticeship programs:
Representative Smucker and Trahan Introduce the Bipartisan Financial Aid Communication and Transparency (FACT) Act
Legislation supported by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), National College Access Network (NCAN), National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Lloyd Smucker, Ranking Member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA), Chairwoman of the subcommittee, and Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) introduced legislation to eliminate all administrative fees on federal student loans, which would save students over $1.7 billion per year.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, May 21, Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) introduced H.R. 2888 the Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act, a bipartisan bill that would give the U.S. Department of Education and law enforcement agencies the tools needed to identify and shut down student debt relief scams. The bill also provides student loan exit counseling to inform federal loan borrowers about debt relief scams.