Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 42
- Latest action
- Dec 15, 2025
What it does
The bill would amend the National Apprenticeship Act to increase African American participation in apprenticeship programs by establishing a Diversity and Inclusion Administrator within the Department of Labor, requiring apprenticeship applicants to submit plans to boost African American enrollment, and authorizing competitive grants to support outreach, recruitment, and supportive services in traditional and nontraditional industries. It affects employers, apprenticeship sponsors, state and local workforce agencies, education providers, and young African Americans seeking apprenticeship opportunities. The bill also mandates reporting on grant use and outcomes, and authorizes annual…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- David Scott
- Al Green
- André Carson
- Bennie Thompson
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Cleo Fields
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Frank Pallone
- Frederica Wilson
- Glenn Ivey
- Gregory Meeks
- Gwen Moore
- Henry Johnson
- Ilhan Omar
- Jahana Hayes
- Janice Schakowsky
- Jonathan Jackson
- Josh Gottheimer
- Joyce Beatty
- Kathy Castor
- Kweisi Mfume
- Lloyd Doggett
- Madeleine Dean
- Marilyn Strickland
- Mark Pocan
- Mary Scanlon
- Mike Thompson
- Nikema Williams
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robin Kelly
- Sanford Bishop
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Shomari Figures
- Shontel Brown
- Shri Thanedar
- Suzan DelBene
- Sylvia Garcia
- Timothy Kennedy
- Wesley Bell
- Yvette Clarke
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.