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118th Congress Labor and Employment

H.R. 6655: A Stronger Workforce for America Act

Passed HouseApr 9, 2024

  1. Introduced (completed)Dec 7, 2023
  2. Passed House (completed)Apr 9, 2024, 378–26
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Dec 7, 2023

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and modifies various programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the Job Corps program for low-income youth ages 16 to 24, as well as grant programs for states to provide employment and training services for youth, adults, and dislocated workers through a One-Stop delivery system. It also requires state plans for the grant programs to (1) describe how the state will use real-time labor market information to assess economic conditions and workforce trends, and (2) include an analysis of any gaps in service for applicable youth.

Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) programs, which provide educational services at or below the secondary level and English language training for out-of-school adults. It also specifies that the primary performance indicator for these programs includes the percentage of program participants who exit the program during the program year and complete an integrated education and training program.

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Finally, the bill integrates within the One-Stop delivery system career services that are funded under the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service (ES) program (a nationwide system of public employment offices).

For more information on this bill, see CRS Report R47905, A Stronger Workforce for America Act (H.R. 6655): In Brief.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Apr 9, 2024

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Passed 378–26

Yea 378two-thirds 270Nay 26

  • Democrats203 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans174 yea, 26 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Keith Self (R-TX), W. Steube (R-FL), Chip Roy (R-TX), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Mary Miller (R-IL), Brian Mast (R-FL), Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Anna Luna (R-FL) voted Nay; and 16 more

See how all 404 members voted

Showing 430 of 430 members

Yea 378

Republicans (174)

Democrats (203)

Independents (1)

Nay 26

Not voting 26

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Apr 9, 2024. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

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  • Apr 9, 2024HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 378–26
    Roll call 105 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats2030010
    Republicans17426016
    Independents1000
    Total37826026

    House roll call 105: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Passed.

    26 crossed party lines: 26 Republicans

    How each member voted (430)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

29

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

358 points earned
  1. 1Virginia Foxx R-NC SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone, reported, discharged, passed House6 events+86
  2. 2Andy Biggs R-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Dan Bishop R-NC1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Josh Brecheen R-OK1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Tim Burchett R-TN1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Apr 9, 2024Passed the House, 378–26.
  2. Dec 7, 2023Introduced in the House by Virginia Foxx.
Show the full action history (16 actions)
  1. Apr 10, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Apr 9, 2024Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Apr 9, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2191-2229)
  4. Apr 9, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6655.
  5. Apr 9, 2024At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  6. Apr 9, 2024Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2232-2233)
  7. Apr 9, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 26 (Roll no. 105). (text: CR H2191-2222)
  8. Apr 9, 2024On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 26 (Roll no. 105). (text: CR H2191-2222)
  9. Apr 9, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Apr 5, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-444, Part I.
  11. Apr 5, 2024Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  12. Apr 5, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.
  13. Dec 12, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  14. Dec 12, 2023Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 1.
  15. Dec 7, 2023Introduced in House
  16. Dec 7, 2023Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.