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H.R. 8210119th CongressIn markupLatest action Apr 21, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
Introduced:
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Federal job training and adult education programs would be reorganized, expanded, and moved partly from the Education Department to the Labor Department.
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This bill updates the federal law that funds job training, career services, and adult education programs across the country. It changes how those programs are run at the state and local level, expands who qualifies for help, adds new types of support like food assistance and technology skills, and shifts adult education programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Labor. It also creates digital records of a person's skills and work history to help connect job seekers with employers.
The people most directly affected are job seekers, unemployed or displaced workers, low-income adults, and out-of-school youth. Employers and training providers that take part in these federally funded programs would also see changes.
Because the bill changes which agency runs adult education, programs and their staff would go through a reorganization. States and local areas would also need to update their oversight boards, redraw service regions, and meet tighter rules for showing that programs are helping people find and keep jobs.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.