H.R. 7309Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

6 recorded actions234 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott [D-VA-03]
Cosponsors: 55 · 55 Democrats
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Committees: Education and Workforce Committee, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Latest action: May 18, 2022 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

IntroducedMar 31, 2022
Passed the HouseMay 17, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and expands programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill also revises workforce investment, vocational rehabilitation, employment, training, and literacy programs for eligible individuals.

For example, the bill

increases workforce representation on state and local workforce investment boards from 20% to 30%;
reworks one-stop center infrastructure funding by requiring costs to be covered by state allocations of WIOA funds;
establishes subsidized youth employment programs that include work-readiness training and mentoring;
allows states and localities to partner with educational institutions to address the skill needs for in-demand jobs;
establishes grants to connect youth in communities disproportionately affected by gun violence with in-demand jobs;
eliminates a requirement that the Department of Labor ensure that individuals participating in WIOA activities comply with Selective Service laws;
modifies the allotment of youth workforce investment funds to states;
requires Labor to prioritize providing access to certain services to girls and women and applications for assistance from minority-serving institutions;
expands the Job Corps program, including by serving individuals in outlying areas and relaxing age requirements;
establishes grants to expand training programs through industry or sector partnerships;
expands grants for integrated English literacy and civics education to outlying areas; and
expands Wagner-Peyser employment services to the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.

The bill also provides statutory authority for Labor to award

competitive grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to improve employment and training outcomes and reduce recidivism of justice-involved youth; and
competitive grants for states to create workforce longitudinal administrative databases.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 7309 as passed House on May 17, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 73096 roll calls on this measure

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May 17, 2022Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveMay 17, 2022

How every member votedHouse roll call 193

House May 17, 2022 · the primary vote

On Passage

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

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220 Yea 196 Nay 12 not voting

Party-line vote 4 of 416 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Republicans.

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All members428 members

Democratic220 members

Republican208 members

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Cosponsors55 · 55 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 7309 and vote against it. 17 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 730974 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 7309 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISfiled by UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC

Agriculture · Energy/Nuclear · Budget/Appropriations · Education +10 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INC.filed by STRATEGIES 360, CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INC.

Agriculture · Budget/Appropriations · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INCfiled by GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Budget/Appropriations · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Education +2 more5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

ACTE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Education · Budget/Appropriations4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Telecommunications · Education +1 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES

Education · Budget/Appropriations · Immigration · Homeland Security +2 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST (APSE)filed by RIDGE POLICY GROUP

Health Issues4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (FKA ASS'N OF PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGES AIts PAC: Career Education Colleges & Universities PAC

Education · Veterans · Defense · Budget/Appropriations +4 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Aerospace · Automotive Industry · Small Business · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +31 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CHEGG, INC.filed by BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP

Education4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

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