Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2026

This bill would direct the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants of up to 4 years to partnerships of industry, workforce boards, and economic development groups for pilot projects that train workers who have lost or may lose jobs because of automation. Priority would go first to partnerships in areas with many people facing barriers to employment, then to areas with industries likely affected by automation and to partnerships offering benefits such as transportation stipends, paid leave, or child care. Grant recipients would report on training results, job placement, and earnings, broken down by age, gender, and race. The bill would also allow existing federal workforce funds to support training for workers displaced by automation, and would authorize $40,000,000 per year from 2026 through 2030 for national dislocated worker grants.

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Sponsors

• Richard J. Durbin Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors