# 115-hr-6623: WORKER Act

115-hr-6623, WORKER Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6623
- Congress: 115
- Title: WORKER Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Introduced: 2018-07-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act or the WORKER Act This bill provides for (1) a grant program to implement engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools; (2) programs that increase representation of women and under-represented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations; (3) grants for improved worker training, retention, and advancement; (4) wage insurance for state unemployment compensation recipients; and (5) the establishment of the Distressed Community Investment Agency to promote, establish, and strengthen venture capital investment in distressed communities.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6623 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6623)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6623 (as of 2025-11-18).