Provide job training and support services to help people with substance use disorders find and keep steady employment after leaving prison.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with CAREER Act of 2025?
The CAREER Act of 2025 sits in the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs as of February 9, 2025. Committee members must decide whether to hold a vote to move the bill forward, but most bills fail because they never receive a committee vote at all. This effort has not seen any recorded action since June 13, 2023, when the previous version was introduced.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by CAREER Act of 2025 (S. 500 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 1991 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 1991 (118th) →
Vehicles
Who’s behind it
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.