# 116-hr-5964: TechSMART Workforce Development Act

116-hr-5964, TechSMART Workforce Development Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5964
- Congress: 116
- Title: TechSMART Workforce Development Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-02-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

TechSMART Workforce Development Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a TechSMART Workforce Development Program, under which Labor shall provide to eligible entities (i.e., a workforce intermediary, a public organization, or certain tax-exempt charitable organizations that include an advisory board) grants for technology sector job training and education programs that provide industry-recognized credentials during the five-year grant period.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5964 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5964)

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- [116-hr-8729: Native American Language Resource Center Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8729)
- [116-hr-8564: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8564)
- [116-hr-8511: Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8511)
- [116-hr-8396: Jenna Quinn Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8396)
- [116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8363)
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