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HR6621119th CongressWALLET

Workforce of the Future Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

Introduced

Summary

Prepare the workforce and education system for AI. This bill would require federal agencies to map how AI may change jobs and fund grants to expand AI education, teacher training, and worker retraining across K–12 and postsecondary systems.

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  • Students and schools would be able to apply for Department of Education grants to build AI and advanced-technology curricula, train teachers, and aim to give every high school student served access to emerging technology education within 5 years.
  • Workers and labor organizations would be eligible for Department of Labor grants focused on workers most affected by AI, including people with a high school diploma in industries with growing AI use, funding upskilling, certifications, and programs to enter high-skill jobs.
  • The bill would require joint reports from Labor, Commerce, and Education on AI's workforce impact and data needs, and it would require grantees to report disaggregated participation data to inform expansion and equity for community colleges, minority-serving institutions, Tribal colleges, rural areas, and workers with disabilities.

*Would increase federal spending, including an authorization of $90.0 million for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Labor grants under this bill.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Training grants for AI-affected workers

The bill would authorize competitive Labor Department grants to fund training and certifications for workers most affected by AI. Grants would run 3 to 5 years and the program is authorized $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. Priority would go to labor organizations or consortia that include them, and up to 2.5% of funds could pay for national technical help, evaluation, and dissemination.

National AI workforce reports

This bill would require the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and Education to produce three coordinated reports. An interim report would be due within 6 months, a final report within 1 year, and an update 3 years after the final report. The reports would identify industries and jobs with growing AI use, analyze job-quality and demographic risks, list the skills and education needed, and recommend policies and data-sharing steps to expand training and reduce harms.

Measure K-12 technology education

The bill would add a new federal data item to measure whether elementary and secondary schools offer emerging and advanced technology education. It would also measure student competency in those fields using the bill's definitions. The change would take effect when the bill is enacted.

Definitions for workforce programs

The bill would add clear definitions to the workforce title. It would adopt existing statutory meanings for terms like 'artificial intelligence', 'community college', 'minority-serving institution', 'labor organization', and State and local education agencies. These definitions would decide which schools and groups can apply for grants and take part in programs.

Reporting rules for grant recipients

The bill would make grant recipients file reports at least twice a year during their grant. Reports must show how many people were served and break that down by race, ethnicity, and gender; some DOE grantees must also report students' eligibility for the National School Lunch Program. Education and Labor would send Congress a combined analysis and expansion recommendations within five years of the first award.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

MO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 1/8/2026

  • Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 3/17/2026

  • Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 3/17/2026

  • Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/17/2026

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