Congress 118 - HR 6655 - A Stronger Workforce for America Act

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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 and Employment 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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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.

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Apr 10, 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 9, 2024

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 9, 2024

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)
Apr 9, 2024

Passed/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)
Apr 9, 2024

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2232-2233)
Apr 9, 2024

At 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.
Apr 9, 2024

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6655.
Apr 9, 2024

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2191-2229)
Apr 9, 2024

Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 5, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.
Apr 5, 2024

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Apr 5, 2024

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-444, Part I.
Dec 12, 2023

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 1.
Dec 12, 2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 7, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 7, 2023

Introduced in House

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