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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
introduced
S2855119th CongressWALLET
Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
In Committee
Summary
Creates competitive grants for immersive technology workforce training grants. This program uses virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality to build career pathways that prepare people for jobs in in-demand industries.
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- Workers and students, including active duty service members and veterans, get new career pathways that teach job-ready skills through immersive tech. Grants last up to 5 years and focus on employment outcomes.
- Community colleges and area career and technical education centers can receive competitive funding to create or align programs, with priority for employer partnerships, rural providers, and programs serving people with barriers to employment.
- The bill funds instructor training, requires reporting and best-practice publication by year three, and reserves 1–5% of annual funds for independent evaluation and technical assistance.
*Authorizes $50.0 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2035 to carry out the program and would increase federal spending if appropriated.*
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Bill Overview
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5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Federal immersive training grants
This bill would create a competitive grant program run by the Department of Labor. It would authorize $50,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2035. Each year the Secretary would set aside between 1% and 5% for evaluation and technical help. Grants must be awarded within one year after enactment. Grants could last up to five years and an entity could not get a second grant for the same purpose.
Immersive training pathways for students
This bill would require grant-funded programs to create or align career pathways using immersive technology. Programs would need to lead to employment and economic self-sufficiency. They must include immersive education and training and may fund instructor training. Programs must be accessible to people with barriers to employment under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain WIOA nondiscrimination rules.
Grant application and reporting rules
This bill would require applicants to submit information the Secretary sets. Programs that lead to recognized credentials would need to describe program quality. Grantees would report two years after a grant starts and annually after that. The Secretary would report to Congress starting two years after the first award and then every two years. Best practices must be published by the third grant year.
Priority for employer-linked programs
This bill would direct the Secretary to give hiring priority to grant applications that partner with employers who plan to hire graduates. Priority would also go to programs that include community colleges or area career and technical schools. Extra preference would go to applications that meet multiple criteria, like serving rural areas or people with barriers to employment.
Who can get immersive grants
This bill would define who counts as an eligible entity and what counts as immersive technology. It would define covered community colleges, area technical schools, and Tribal colleges. It would define rural and urban areas, and treat training services as the WIOA definition of classroom training. These definitions decide which programs and institutions can apply for grants.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
DE • D
Cosponsors
Katie Britt
AL • R
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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