CAREERS Act
Sponsored By: Representative Langworthy
In Committee
Summary
Expands federal rural workforce grants to fund career pathways and industry partnerships. The CAREERS Act would broaden USDA's RISE grant program to support education-to-work pipelines tied to in-demand rural industries and measure job and earnings outcomes.
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- Rural workers and families: Would create more local training and credential opportunities in sectors like broadband, water and wastewater, electric supply, health care, child care, manufacturing, and agribusiness. These programs target displaced workers, aging workforces, and youth migration.
- Colleges and career-technical schools: Institutions of higher education and area career and technical education schools would become eligible grant partners to run career pathway programs.
- Local workforce boards and employers: Local workforce development boards must be integrated into career pathway programs to align training with regional labor needs and industry partnerships.
- Program design and oversight: USDA would replace a 25-state grant expectation with a requirement for regional diversity of recipients, expand permitted sectors, and require reporting on skills completions, recognized credentials, and participant employment and earnings for 2025–2030.
- Implementation timeline: The bill would require USDA to put these changes into effect within one year after enactment.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More rural job training grants
If enacted, more rural job training programs could get grants. Colleges and area career and technical schools could apply, and each career pathway would include a local workforce board member. Grants could fund career pathways in broadband, water, power, conservation, health care, child care, manufacturing, farm businesses, and other local in-demand jobs. Programs would need to tackle worker displacement, an aging workforce, and youth leaving, and would report job, earnings, and credential results. The Agriculture Department would spread awards across regions and start this no later than one year after enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Langworthy
NY • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/3/2026
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
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