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The bill invests federal funds to build coordinated, industry‑aligned workforce pathways and supports (particularly for infrastructure sectors and disadvantaged jobseekers) at the cost of substantial federal spending, new administrative demands, and a design that may favor better‑resourced regions, employers, and training providers over smaller or non‑targeted communities.
Students, unemployed and incumbent workers in transportation, construction, energy, utilities, and IT gain clearer, coordinated career pathways, training, and nationally portable credentials that improve job prospects and upward mobility.
Low-income individuals and jobseekers gain access to paid work-based learning, apprenticeships, and employer-aligned training that are intended to lead to continuing employment.
State and local governments, nonprofits, and program operators receive grant funding and predictable multi-year appropriations (including $500M/year FY2026–2030) to plan, implement, and sustain targeted workforce and infrastructure programs.
Taxpayers face increased federal spending (notably $500 million per year FY2026–2030) and ongoing program costs that could raise deficits or crowd out other priorities.
Small firms, rural communities, and community-based organizations risk being left behind because non‑Federal cost‑share requirements, competitive grant processes, and preference for industry fiscal agents favor better‑resourced applicants.
States, program operators, and partnerships may face substantial administrative and reporting burdens (alignment to new definitions, disaggregated reporting, monitoring) that strain capacity—especially given tight administrative caps.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Establishes competitive grants for industry partnerships to plan and deliver training, apprenticeships, and supports for workers in targeted infrastructure industries and authorizes $500M/year for FY2026–2030.
Official title: To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement as part of an infrastructure investment.
Introduced September 11, 2025 by Suzanne Bonamici · Last progress September 11, 2025
Provides federal grants to create and expand industry or sector partnerships that plan and deliver training, work-based learning, apprenticeships, and supports for workers in targeted infrastructure industries (transportation, construction, energy including clean energy and battery storage, information technology, and utilities). Grants fund planning and implementation, require employer and state coordination, limit administrative costs, and require reporting on performance and equity measures. Authorizes $500 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2030, establishes application and reporting requirements, caps grant awards and administrative uses, and allows the Labor Secretary to use up to 10% of appropriations for administration and technical assistance.