# 116-hr-6646: Relaunching America’s Workforce Act

116-hr-6646, Relaunching America’s Workforce Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6646
- Congress: 116
- Title: Relaunching America’s Workforce Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Relaunching America's Workforce Act This bill establishes several grant programs to address employment, the workforce, and education access in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency. The Department of Labor must provide grants in response to the COVID-19 national emergency to provide training and employment for dislocated, unemployed, and underemployed workers; support youth employment; establish workforce information systems improvements; provide reentry employment opportunities for justice-involved youth and young adults; and create or expand apprenticeship programs. Programs directed towards assisting Native Americans and migrant and seasonal farmworkers may be extended. The Department of Education must provide grants to expand the capacity of adult education providers to prioritize serving adults with low-literacy or numeracy levels negatively impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency, and to improve or expand career and technical education programs and programs of study to respond to state and local needs as a result of the COVID-19 national emergency.

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-865: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019
- 116-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6646 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6646)

## Related
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-865: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-865)
- [116-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-51)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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