# 116-hr-8317: To encourage employer participation in the national apprenticeship system.

116-hr-8317, To encourage employer participation in the national apprenticeship system., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8317
- Congress: 116
- Title: To encourage employer participation in the national apprenticeship system.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to certain eligible entities to (1) encourage employer participation in programs under the national apprenticeship system, and (2) encourage participation of small- and medium-sized businesses in programs under the national apprenticeship system.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8691: Save Education Jobs Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8317 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8317)

## Related
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8691: Save Education Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8691)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8363)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8317 (as of 2025-11-18).