S299-119

Introduced

To establish a competitive grant program to support the establishment, expansion, or enhancement of youth mentoring programs for eligible youth, and to provide for social and emotional learning, employability skill development, career exploration, work-based learning, and other youth workforce opportunities.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 29, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a competitive grant program to support the establishment, expansion, or enhancement of youth mentoring programs for eligible youth, and to provide for social and emotional learning, employability skill development, career exploration, work-based learning, and other youth workforce opportunities., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Labor, Education.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025.
  • Section id712794905abd4d4d87bcb0e21ae2526f: 2. Youth mentoring programs Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating section...
  • Section id391cbbf10c404025ac303a334f92e5b9: 172. Youth mentoring programs The purpose of this section is to make assistance available for mentoring programs for eligible youth, in order to— establish,...
  • Section id9a7377e5dae54168ae2d026121bb6cbc: 3. Study on mentoring programs The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor, shall conduct a study to—...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a competitive grant program to support the establishment, expansion, or enhancement of youth mentoring programs for eligible youth, and to provide for social and emotional learning, employability skill development, career exploration, work-based learning, and other youth workforce opportunities., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Labor, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish a competitive grant program to support the establishment, expansion, or enhancement of youth mentoring programs for eligible youth, and to provide for social and emotional learning, employability skill development, career exploration, work-based learning, and other youth workforce opportunities., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Labor Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 29, 2025

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Booker) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Labor Education
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"mentoring" §id391cbbf10c404025ac303a334f92e5b9

a structured, managed activity— in which eligible youth are appropriately matched with screened and trained adult or peer volunteer mentors for consistent relationships

"mentoring" §id712794905abd4d4d87bcb0e21ae2526f

a structured, managed activity—(A)in which eligible youth are appropriately matched with screened and trained adult or peer volunteer mentors for consistent relationships

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