Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6621
Workforce of the Future Act of 2025
Refreshed 3 h ago
Introduced 2025-12-11Topic: labor · education · technology privacySummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the federal Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and Education to jointly study how artificial intelligence affects American jobs and report to Congress within 6 months, 1 year, and again 3 years after the final report. It would direct the Department of Education to award grants to schools, colleges, labor organizations, and state agencies to expand technology education and to train and recruit technology teachers, authorizing $160 million for fiscal year 2026. It would direct the Department of Labor to award grants for training workers in jobs most affected by AI, giving priority to labor organizations, with $90 million authorized for fiscal year 2026. Grant recipients would report twice a year on the people they serve, and federal education statistics would begin tracking technology education in K-12 schools.
Sponsors
- Emanuel Cleaver Democrat sponsor
- 10 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 |
| 2025-12-11 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 |
| 2025-12-11 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-11 | Introduced in House | introduce |