HR6655-118

Reported

To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 7, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9B50745F583A4E14A9A20E2313C49A9D: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the A Stronger Workforce for America Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section H1E6F444D6F954DA8819F351B8582473D: 2. Effective date; transition authority This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the first date of the first program year (as...
  • Section HE9113E082D884F099386F38534D41156: 101. Definitions Section 3(5) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(5)) is amended to read as follows: (5)Foundational skill needsThe...
  • Section HE10DE99CB97348BCB0A705FD41CE87A7: 102. Table of contents amendments The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended— by redesignating the item...
  • Section H63E69D8409E946D0B436D6D878D0B0EE: 111. State workforce development board Section 101(b)(1)(C)(ii)(IV) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)(C)(ii)(IV)) is...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Education, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Education Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies:
workers, employers, and labor regulators:

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 5, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Owens, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Allen, …

Apr 5, 2024

Reported from the Committee on Education and the Workforce with …

Apr 5, 2024

Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee …

Dec 7, 2023

Ms. Foxx (for herself and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Education
51 mentions across 36 clauses
+38 positive -12 negative ?1 uncertain

Adult education and literacy programs, Adult education instructors, Adult education participants

Job Corps campus operators, Job Corps campuses, Local adult education providers face effects in multiple directions

Positive-direction: Adult education and literacy programs, Adult education instructors, Adult education participants, Adult education programs, At-risk youth seeking workforce training, Career and technical education programs, Career pathway program providers, Community colleges, Digital literacy training providers, Eligible adult education providers, Institutions of higher education, Integrated education and training programs, Job Corps eligible youth, Job Corps facilities, Job Corps graduates, Job Corps operators and contractors, Job Corps program, Job Corps program design experts, Native American workforce development staff, One-stop career center operators, Professional development providers, State apprenticeship programs, Students seeking stackable credentials, Students seeking workforce credentials, Workforce development providers serving youth, Workforce development staff, Youth ages 22-24 seeking Job Corps, Youth meeting expanded opportunity criteria, Youth workforce investment programs, YouthBuild program participants

Negative-direction: Adult education program providers, Corrections education providers, Job Corps campus directors, Job Corps enrollees, Job Corps operators, Training providers seeking WIOA eligibility, Underperforming Job Corps campuses, Workforce program operators

State & Local Government
23 mentions across 18 clauses
+13 positive -9 negative ?1 uncertain

Local workforce areas in demonstration states, Local workforce development areas, Local workforce development boards

Local workforce development areas, Local workforce development boards, State workforce agencies face effects in multiple directions

Positive-direction: Local workforce areas in demonstration states, State workforce agencies seeking flexibility, State workforce development agencies, State workforce development programs, States seeking regulatory flexibility

Negative-direction: State adult education agencies, State workforce boards, State workforce development boards

Government
7 mentions across 7 clauses
+2 positive -5 negative

Department of Labor, Department of Labor Job Corps administration, Department of Labor employment services

Positive-direction: US Treasury, WIOA program evaluators

Negative-direction: Department of Labor, Department of Labor Job Corps administration, Department of Labor employment services, Department of Labor research and evaluation

General Public
6 mentions across 6 clauses
+6 positive

Adults lacking digital literacy skills, Dislocated workers, Incarcerated individuals

Nonprofits
6 mentions across 6 clauses
+5 positive -1 negative

Migrant and seasonal farmworker program grantees, Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs, Philanthropic organizations supporting workforce development

Positive-direction: Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs, Philanthropic organizations supporting workforce development, Reentry service organizations, Reentry service providers, YouthBuild grantees

Negative-direction: Migrant and seasonal farmworker program grantees

Manufacturing
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive -1 negative

Employers in priority sectors, Employers receiving WIOA training funds

Positive-direction: Employers in priority sectors

Negative-direction: Employers receiving WIOA training funds

Tribal Nations
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive -1 negative

Native American workforce program grantees, Native American workforce programs

Positive-direction: Native American workforce programs

Negative-direction: Native American workforce program grantees

Data & Analytics
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Labor market information providers

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sections analyzed
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Education Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

6 terms
"digital literacy skills" §H0FB7901ABAFB4208BAA7205A4D7191E8

the skills associated with using existing and emerging technologies to find, evaluate, organize, create, communicate information, and to complete tasks

"community supervision" §H4FAFCE682ABA403B8109ED3E813D98D2

mandatory oversight (including probation and parole) of a formerly incarcerated person— who was convicted of a crime by a judge or parole board

"covered applicant" §H518DEEA81A2347FCB9B6F98B03A5D4DA

an applicant that— is located in a rural area

"community supervision" §H6845C91EA0844C1B94DB54B89FF92CC5

mandatory oversight (including probation and parole) of a formerly incarcerated person— who was convicted of a crime by a judge or parole board

"emergency or disaster" §H6F91593078314EEB892AE951A327177A

an emergency or a major disaster, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2))

"employer-directed skills development" §HE9113E082D884F099386F38534D41156

a program— that is selected or designed to meet the specific skill demands of an employer (including a group of employers)

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