Employer Directed Skills Act
Empoyer-Directed Skills Act – This bill was reintroduced and is intended to revitalize America’s workforce by streamlining businesses’ access to skills programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This legislation would give American businesses the opportunity to identify prospective employees to participate in training programs and select or design the training program that best meets their needs, while accessing WIOA funds to offset training costs.
Workforce Development Modernization Act
Workforce Development Modernization Act – This bill would amend the Workforce and Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) to give local Workforce Development Boards the option to create virtual One-Stop Centers, share resources with other workforce development regions and One-Stop Centers, or co-locate at community colleges. This legislation would expand access to employment resources by allowing job seekers to gain information about in-demand jobs and training online, while also addressing labor shortages.
Immersive Technology Bill to Modernize Workforce Training and Prepare American Workers for Jobs of The Future
H.R. 6968 Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act – This bill has been introduced to expand the use of virtual reality, augmented reality, and simulation-based training tools to strengthen workforce development programs and better prepare American workers for in-demand, high-skill jobs.
Building Pathways: Advancing Workforce Development in the 21st Century
Senate HELP Committee Hearing – The Senate HELP Committee’s Subcommittee on Education & the American Family held a hearing on December 9, 2025.
From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE
Committee on Education and Workforce – The House Committee on Education and Workforce held a hearing on November 19, 2025 to discuss and examine how Career and Technical Education (CTE) can boost careers.
Registered Apprenticeship: Scaling the Workforce for the Future
Senate HELP Committee Hearing – The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on November 5, 2025 to discuss Registered Apprenticeship.
WIOA Reauthorization
Senate HELP Committee Hearing – The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on June 12, 2024 to discuss the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorization.
H.R. 6655 A Stronger Workforce for America Act – On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce completed a markup of the recently released legislation, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, which amends and reauthorizes the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Released on December 7, 2023, the bipartisan “A Stronger Workforce for America Act” aims to revamp the nation’s workforce system and make improvements to WIOA to help close the skills gap, provide accountability, and help American workers obtain high-quality, well-paying jobs.
The legislation authorizes state and local workforce boards to aid employers in implementing skills-based hiring practices; places a greater emphasis on work-based learning for youth and on workforce education programs at community colleges that align with in-demand jobs; and streamlines the “eligible training provider list” to focus on outcomes and ensure eligible programs are aligned with the skill and hiring demands of employers. It also prioritizes employer-led initiatives that equip workers with skill sets to fill jobs in critical industries and help the currently employed workforce upskill to avoid displacement and advance their careers. The legislation dedicates 50 percent of the adult and dislocated worker funding toward upskilling workers through “individual training accounts” (ITAs) and on-the-job learning while redirecting an existing funding stream toward ITAs for displaced workers.
The legislation will be introduced to the full House before being considered in the Senate.
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