American Workforce Act
The American Workforce Act creates a federal program providing paid training opportunities for U.S. citizens with high school diplomas but no bachelor's degrees. Employers in high-wage, high-demand industries receive workforce education subsidies (up to $9,000 per trainee) to cover training costs while trainees receive structured on-the-job work and educational training at a minimum wage. The program requires employers to provide transparent disclosure documents about training details, maintain minimum wage standards, and submit to oversight by a new American Workforce Division within the Department of Commerce. The program includes accountability measures such as whistleblower protections, penalties for noncompliance, and will expire after 10 years or following a comprehensive report to Congress.
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Introduction
May 2024
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Introduced May 8, 2024
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
lower
May 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
May 8, 2024
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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