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HOUSE 6655118th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

A Stronger Workforce for America Act

Last Action
4/10/2024

Actions

  • 2024-04-10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 2024-04-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-04-09On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 26 (Roll no. 105). (text: CR H2191-2222)
  • 2024-04-09Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 26 (Roll no. 105). (text: CR H2191-2222)
  • 2024-04-09Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2232-2233)
  • 2024-04-09At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  • 2024-04-09DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6655.
  • 2024-04-09Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2191-2229)
  • 2024-04-09Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 2024-04-05Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.
  • 2024-04-05Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  • 2024-04-05Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  • 2024-04-05Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-444, Part I.
  • 2024-04-05Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-444, Part I.
  • 2023-12-12Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 1.

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CRS Summary

As of 2023-12-07 (00)

A Stronger Workforce for America Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and modifies various programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the Job Corps program for low-income youth ages 16 to 24, as well as grant programs for states to provide employment and training services for youth, adults, and dislocated workers through a One-Stop delivery system. It also requires state plans for the grant programs to (1) describe how the state will use real-time labor market information to assess economic conditions and workforce trends, and (2) include an analysis of any gaps in service for applicable youth.

Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) programs, which provide educational services at or below the secondary level and English language training for out-of-school adults. It also specifies that the primary performance indicator for these programs includes the percentage of program participants who exit the program during the program year and complete an integrated education and training program.

Finally, the bill integrates within the One-Stop delivery system career services that are funded under the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES) program (a nationwide system of public employment offices).

For more information on this bill, see CRS Report R47905, A Stronger Workforce for America Act (H.R. 6655): In Brief.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Robert Scott (D-VA)
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT)
  • Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
  • Rick Allen (R-GA)
  • Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
  • Lisa McClain (R-MI)
  • Tim Walberg (R-MI)
  • Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
  • Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
  • Joe Courtney (D-CT)
  • Lucy McBath (D-GA)
  • Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
  • Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
  • Jake LaTurner (R-KS)
  • Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
  • John Joyce (R-PA)
  • Erin Houchin (R-IN)
  • Chuck Edwards (R-NC)

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Economic development
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Higher education
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Labor market
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
  • Performance measurement
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • Unemployment
  • Vocational and technical education
  • Wages and earnings
  • Youth employment and child labor
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