Senate bill reauthorizes and expands YouthBuild program
In committeeS. 4321Latest action
Sponsor: Edward J. Markey · Senator · MA
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Official title: YouthBuild for the Future Act
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
Introduced:
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S 4321 continues and updates YouthBuild, setting funding at roughly $159M–$204M per year from 2027–2032.
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What does this do?
This bill continues federal funding for YouthBuild, a program that helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds earn a diploma or GED, learn job skills, and work on affordable housing. It adds new rules to better serve rural areas, Native communities, and participants with disabilities. It also creates a new grant program to help YouthBuild connect participants with local employers, with preference for partnerships involving union apprenticeship programs.
Who does it affect?
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are the primary participants. Rural communities, Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities would receive dedicated funding set-asides.
Why does it matter?
Without continued funding, YouthBuild programs could not operate at their current scale. Updating performance goal-setting and wage data access helps the federal government and states track how participants fare after leaving the program.
What does it cost, and who pays?
- YouthBuild: ~$159M–$204M/year (2027–2032)
- New employer grants: $20M/year
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedApr 16, 2026
- Senate committeeYou are here · Apr 16, 2026
- Senate vote
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.