The Workforce Data Enhancement Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
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Could go either way
The bill has bipartisan support from two well-known senators, but it is still in the early stages of the committee process.
How we got here
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 5401 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
This bill creates a new grant program to help states build better systems for tracking job and education data. These systems will help the government and schools see which training programs actually lead to good-paying jobs.
States can use the money to link information from schools with data from the job market. This makes it easier for people to see what skills are in high demand and helps employers find workers who have the right training for new technologies like artificial intelligence.
The plan encourages states to work together to track how people are doing even if they move to a different state for work. This helps leaders understand national job trends and ensures that training programs are preparing people for the modern economy.
A major focus of the bill is keeping personal information safe. Any state receiving a grant must follow strict privacy rules to protect individual data while still providing useful reports on how well workforce programs are working.
Funding for these grants would come from a small portion of existing federal money already set aside for helping workers who have lost their jobs. Each grant would last for up to three years.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Apr 23, 2026Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Apr 23, 2026
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Workforce Data Enhancement Act
Bill NumberS 4382
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
