A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
Latest action · Apr 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.
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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 8, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | John James | Jun 8, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2026Markup Apr 21, 2026 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.
- Apr 6, 2026Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2026Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 62, April 6, 2026, page H2825.
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1132 | To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs. | Related bill | Feb 7, 2025 |
| S 3401 | Pathways to Prosperity Act | Related bill | Mar 19, 2026 |
| S 5263 | Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act | Related bill | Aug 5, 2026 |
| HR 8102 | Workforce Investments Accountability Act | Related bill | Mar 26, 2026 |
| HR 8181 | Critical Industry Skills Act | Related bill | Apr 2, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Adult education and literacy
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Data collection, sharing, protection
- Department of Labor
- Economic development
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Educational guidance
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee performance
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Intergovernmental relations
- Labor and Employment
- Labor market
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- School administration
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Unemployment
- Vocational and technical education
- Wages and earnings
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
