Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5297
PARTNERS Act
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Introduced 2025-09-11Topic: labor · economy jobs · immigrationSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would create a Department of Labor program, paid for with 50 percent of the H-1B visa petition fees deposited in a federal account, to support registered apprenticeships and other paid work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses in in-demand industries. The Secretary of Labor would give funds to approved states, and governors would award grants of up to $500,000 over 3 years to local or regional industry partnerships. Partnerships would use the money to help businesses set up programs and to provide support services to workers for at least 12 months, such as basic education, mentoring, tools, and limited transportation and child care help. Partnerships and states would file yearly performance reports. The bill would also repeal an existing H-1B fee-funded job training grant provision.
Sponsors
- Suzanne Bonamici Democrat sponsor
- 4 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-11 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-11 | Introduced in House | introduce |