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Congress·In Committee·S. 3319

Congress proposes new grants for AI job training and tech education, plus a federal report on AI’s impact

Workforce of the Future Act of 2025

4 months ago·View on Congress.gov
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

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Law

Key Points

  • Requires Labor, Commerce, and Education officials to report on how artificial intelligence may change jobs, wages, and job quality.
  • Creates Education Department grants to expand computer and tech learning in schools, including training teachers and improving materials and broadband access.
  • Sets aside $160,000,000 for these school grants for fiscal year 2026, with grants lasting 3 to 5 years and limits on how much can go to equipment.
  • Creates Labor Department grants for workers likely to be hurt by more workplace AI, including people recently laid off and on unemployment insurance.
  • Sets aside $90,000,000 for worker training grants for fiscal year 2026, with regular progress reports and evaluations of what works.
Labor EmploymentEducationArtificial IntelligenceTechnology

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(1)
Unemployment Benefits
Neutral
Positive Impacts(1)
Student
Helps

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Dec 3, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Dec 3, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

After the law is enacted

Education, Labor, and Commerce departments begin joint work (public meetings/roundtables) for the AI workforce impact report

Workers, schools, employers, and labor groups may be invited to share how AI is changing jobs; this shapes which jobs and training needs get prioritized later

Within 6 months after enactment

Interim federal report on AI’s impact on jobs is delivered

A first list of at-risk or fast-changing occupations and skills could guide early grant decisions and program design

Within 1 year after enactment

Final federal report on AI’s impact on jobs is delivered

This is likely the key document used to target worker-training grants toward the specific industries and occupations most affected

Likely within the first year after enactment, after funding and application rules are set

Education Department opens applications and awards K–12/education expansion grants (3–5 year projects)

Some school systems and colleges will start new or expanded tech classes, teacher training, and student supports; availability will vary by where grants are won

Likely within the first year after enactment, after funding and the target occupations are clarified

Labor Department opens applications and awards worker-training grants (3–5 year projects)

Eligible workers in affected jobs may see new local training options (certificates, credential programs) that are free or low-cost to the participant

No later than 5 years after a grantee receives funds (for grantees using the access-expansion track)

Grant-funded plans aim for every high school student served to have access to emerging/advanced tech education

If your district gets a grant, your teen may be able to take computer science or AI-related courses that weren’t offered before

Every 6 months during each 3–5 year grant

Grantees submit reports at least twice a year during the grant period

Programs are tracked for who they serve and whether they are reaching groups that have been left out; weak programs may be changed or not continued

Within 5 years after the first grant is awarded

Education and Labor departments send Congress a results report with recommendations

Successful programs could be expanded nationally, or rules could change based on what worked and what didn’t

Within 3 years after the final report is submitted

Updated federal AI workforce report is delivered

Training priorities could be refreshed as AI changes; new occupations could be added and older assumptions corrected

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Workforce of the Future Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 3319
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(2)
D: 2

Analysis generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.