Expand and strengthen high school career and technical education programs.

The Career and Technical Education Access Act provides federal funding to enable states to expand and strengthen high school career and technical education programs, giving students an early start on postsecondary success and workforce training.

Smith supports legislation to expand and strengthen high school CTE programs.

Rep. Adam Smith Introduces Education Package to Expand Tuition-Free Community College and Career-Connected High Schools | Congressman Adam Smith
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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (Introduced 09/19/2025). Latest Action: House - 09/19/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Status: Introduced. Cosponsors: 0. Related Bills: 0.

No concrete delivery appeared in the last lookback window; the directly relevant bill remains introduced and referred to committee with no cosponsors or related bills listed.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.5531 - Career and Technical Education Access Act
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H.R.5531 states its purpose is to create a voluntary federal grant program for states to establish, expand, or improve CTE programs; it also addresses industry partnerships, dual enrollment, credit transfer, online/hybrid access, and a CTE Pell Grant for public secondary school students.

The bill text closely matches the commitment, but because it has not advanced beyond introduction, it is evidence of a concrete attempt rather than completed delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5531 - Career and Technical Education Access Act
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Smith's office said he introduced the Career and Technical Education Access Act and described it as providing federal funding to enable states to expand and strengthen high school career and technical education programs.

Smith publicly introduced a policy package explicitly aimed at the promised high-school CTE expansion, supporting an effort/partial-progress finding but not enactment.

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Rep. Adam Smith Introduces Education Package to Expand Tuition-Free Community College and Career-Connected High Schools | Congressman Adam Smith
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Public Law 119-75 appropriated funds for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, including funding to carry out the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.

The enacted FY2026 appropriations law continued federal CTE funding, which partially supports the broader policy area, but it does not enact Smith's specific high-school CTE expansion proposal.

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H.R.7148 Enrolled Bill - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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On Jan. 22, 2026, H.R.7148 passed the House, 341-88. The Clerk lists Smith (WA), Democratic, Washington, as voting Yea.

Smith voted for the enacted appropriations vehicle that included Perkins CTE funding, a modest supportive action but not direct fulfillment of the specific high-school CTE commitment.

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Roll Call 45 - H.R.7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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