Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1783

American Apprenticeship Act

American Apprenticeship Act: Funding for Job Training Programs

Mar 3, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 16 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Nothing has happened with this proposal since March 2025, which means it has been inactive for about 16 months. The bill is stalled because the committee must take action before it can move forward.

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Unlikely to pass

While job training is popular with both parties, most individual bills like this get folded into larger packages or never make it out of committee.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 511 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 511 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill creates a grant program to help states pay for the classroom portion of job training. It focuses on industries where apprenticeships are not yet common, such as information technology, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing.
States can use the federal money to pay for student tuition, fees, textbooks, and equipment. This is meant to help people learn new skills for high-paying jobs without taking on a lot of debt for their education.
The program aims to help specific groups of people find work, including veterans, young people, and individuals with disabilities. States must explain how they will reach out to these groups to make sure they have a chance to participate.
The federal government would cover between 20 percent and 50 percent of the program costs. The bill authorizes 15 million dollars in spending each year from 2026 through 2031 to support these state-led training efforts.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Mar 3, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Mar 3, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

American Apprenticeship Act

Bill NumberHR 1783

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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