U.S. Legislative Tracker
S 531
Official Title: A bill to assist States in, and pay for the Federal share of the cost of, defraying the cost of pre-apprenticeships or related instruction associated with qualified apprenticeship programs, and for other programs.
Introduced: 02/11/2025
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To President:
Became Law:
Summary:
American Apprenticeship Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to make grants to assist states in carrying out projects that defray the cost of pre-apprenticeship or related instruction for qualified apprenticeship programs.
Labor shall (1) establish performance measures and an evaluation system for such grant program; and (2) identify in-demand occupations that lack the use of apprenticeships, analyze the use of the qualified apprenticeship program model in those occupations, and report on such analysis to states and Congress.
Action(s):
- 02/11/2025 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 02/11/2025 - Introduced in Senate
