# 117-hr-6756: WORC Act

117-hr-6756, WORC Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6756
- Congress: 117
- Title: WORC Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Workforce Opportunity for Returning Citizens Act or the WORC Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to local workforce development boards, colleges, area career and technical education schools, or other entities to develop or expand education or workforce training programs that (1) lead to employment opportunities for incarcerated and previously incarcerated (i.e., incarcerated at any time during the preceding 36-month period) individuals; and (2) reduce recidivism.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-8685: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-2974: Military Spouse Hiring Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6756 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6756)

## Related
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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8685: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8685)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-2974: Military Spouse Hiring Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2974)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6756 (as of 2025-11-18).