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POSITIVE Labor 118th Congress

H.R.6655 A Stronger Workforce for America Act

A Stronger Workforce for America Act — bipartisan reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, funding federal job training programs and workforce development (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Reauthorizes WIOA workforce development programs under 29 U.S.C. § 3101.

29 U.S.C. § 3101 (WIOA)
  • DOL Employment and Training Administration — 29 U.S.C. § 3101 (WIOA), official text

Bill activity

Introduced Dec 7, 2023 by Virginia Foxx (R-NC) with 1 original cosponsor. 29 cosponsors as of Mar 26, 2024. Passed the House under suspension of the rules Apr 9, 2024, 378-26 (two-thirds required).

  • Reached the House floor under suspension of the rules (two-thirds vote required).
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) voted yea on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 105, Apr 9, 2024).
  1. IntroducedDec 7, 2023
  2. Passed HouseApr 9, 2024
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Apr 10, 2024: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsors during the cosponsorship window

118th Congress (Jan 2023 to Jan 2025)

Jan 2024FebMarAprDec 7, 2023Apr 5, 2024 (closed)1 originalRobert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3). Cosponsored Dec 7, 2023, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Burgess Owens (R-UT-4). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Erin Houchin (R-IN-9). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Jake LaTurner (R-KS-2). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Joe Courtney (D-CT-2). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.John Joyce (R-PA-13). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Lucy McBath (D-GA-7). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Tim Walberg (R-MI-5). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11). Cosponsored Mar 22, 2024, 106 days after introduction.Harold Rogers (R-KY-5). Cosponsored Mar 22, 2024, 106 days after introduction.Michael Lawler (R-NY-17). Cosponsored Mar 22, 2024, 106 days after introduction.Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Kathy E. Manning (D-NC-6). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Mark Takano (D-CA-39). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Susan Wild (D-PA-7). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction. Feb 2024MarAprDec 7, 2023Apr 5, 2024 (closed)1 originalRobert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3). Cosponsored Dec 7, 2023, on the day of introduction. Original cosponsor.Burgess Owens (R-UT-4). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12). Cosponsored Dec 12, 2023, 5 days after introduction.Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Erin Houchin (R-IN-9). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Jake LaTurner (R-KS-2). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Joe Courtney (D-CT-2). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.John Joyce (R-PA-13). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Lucy McBath (D-GA-7). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Tim Walberg (R-MI-5). Cosponsored Dec 22, 2023, 15 days after introduction.Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11). Cosponsored Mar 22, 2024, 106 days after introduction.Harold Rogers (R-KY-5). Cosponsored Mar 22, 2024, 106 days after introduction.Michael Lawler (R-NY-17). Cosponsored Mar 22, 2024, 106 days after introduction.Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Kathy E. Manning (D-NC-6). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Mark Takano (D-CA-39). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.Susan Wild (D-PA-7). Cosponsored Mar 26, 2024, 110 days after introduction.
Democratic 14 · Republican 15

Each dot is one cosponsor. Dots stack by sign-on day, or by week when the window is long. The block at the left holds the original cosponsors.

Cosponsorship closed Apr 5, 2024 (118th Congress): the House Education and the Workforce Committee reported the bill and the Ways and Means Committee was discharged.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House 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...
  3. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott cosponsored (D-VA, original)
  4. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 1.House
  5. 5 members cosponsored
  6. 13 members cosponsored
  7. 3 members cosponsored
  8. 7 members cosponsored
  9. Reported (Amended) by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-444, Part I.
  10. House Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  11. House floor day: passage (6 steps)
    1. Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
    2. Considered under suspension of the rules.
    3. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6655.
    4. At 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.
    5. Considered as unfinished business.
    6. 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).
  12. House vote: Passage of the bill under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)Counted in grades
    Passed, 378-26
    Of 29 cosponsors: 27 voted yea, 0 voted nay, 1 not voting, 1 not on this roll call.
    Member breakdown · Official House roll call 105
  13. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Votes on this bill

1 vote: 1 recorded roll call and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Votes counted in grades are marked.

Apr 9, 20247:03 pmHousePassage of the bill under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)Counted in gradesOn 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).Passed378-26Yea

Counted in grades

Of 29 cosponsors: 27 voted yea, 0 voted nay, 1 not voting, 1 not on this roll call. Question voted on: Passage of the bill under suspension of the rules (two-thirds required)

PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic2030010
Republican17526016
Independent0000
Total37826026
Official House roll call

Cosponsors

29 cosponsored

Sponsor Introduced by Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on Dec 7, 2023

MemberParty/StateDateDays after introductionOriginalGrade
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottD-VADec 7, 20230OriginalB
Burgess OwensR-UTDec 12, 20235F
Glenn ThompsonR-PADec 12, 20235F
Lisa C. McClainR-MIDec 12, 20235F
Lloyd SmuckerR-PADec 12, 20235F
Rick W. AllenR-GADec 12, 20235F
Donald NorcrossD-NJDec 22, 202315A
Erin HouchinR-INDec 22, 202315F
Gregorio Kilili Camacho SablanD-MPDec 22, 202315—
Jake LaTurnerR-KSDec 22, 202315—
Joe CourtneyD-CTDec 22, 202315B
John JoyceR-PADec 22, 202315F
Lucy McBathD-GADec 22, 202315B+
Mark DeSaulnierD-CADec 22, 202315A-
Nathaniel MoranR-TXDec 22, 202315F
Ryan K. ZinkeR-MTDec 22, 202315F
Stephanie I. BiceR-OKDec 22, 202315F
Suzanne BonamiciD-ORDec 22, 202315A
Tim WalbergR-MIDec 22, 202315F
Chuck EdwardsR-NCMar 22, 2024106F
Harold RogersR-KYMar 22, 2024106F
Michael LawlerR-NYMar 22, 2024106F
Alma S. AdamsD-NCMar 26, 2024110A
Frank J. MrvanD-INMar 26, 2024110A-
Frederica S. WilsonD-FLMar 26, 2024110A-
Jahana HayesD-CTMar 26, 2024110A
Kathy E. ManningD-NCMar 26, 2024110—
Mark TakanoD-CAMar 26, 2024110A-
Susan WildD-PAMar 26, 2024110—

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reauthorization. The bill funds documented effective job training programs that help displaced workers transition to new employment.