HR 10561 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery Act

Introduced Sep 24, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Pramila Jayapal D-WA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 24, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 24, 2026.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WARick LarsenOriginalSep 24, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 24, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Sep 24, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 152, September 24, 2026, page H6005.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 5524Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery ActIdentical billSep 24, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to address the economic and workforce impacts of substance use disorder.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2026Introduced in House

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