# 117-hr-7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

117-hr-7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7309
- Congress: 117
- Title: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2022-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 55
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and expands programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill also revises workforce investment, vocational rehabilitation, employment, training, and literacy programs for eligible individuals. For example, the bill increases workforce representation on state and local workforce investment boards from 20% to 30%; reworks one-stop center infrastructure funding by requiring costs to be covered by state allocations of WIOA funds; establishes subsidized youth employment programs that include work-readiness training and mentoring; eliminates a requirement that the Department of Labor ensure that individuals participating in WIOA activities comply with Selective Service laws; modifies the allotment of youth workforce investment funds to states; expands the Job Corps program, including by serving individuals in outlying areas and relaxing age requirements; establishes grants to expand training programs through industry or sector partnerships; expands grants for integrated English literacy and civics education to outlying areas; and expands Wagner-Peyser employment services to the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. The bill also provides statutory authority for Labor to award competitive grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to improve employment and training outcomes and reduce recidivism of justice-involved youth; and competitive grants for states to create workforce longitudinal administrative databases.

## Cosponsors (55)

- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 193 | 223 |
| 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 220 | 196 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7309 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7309)

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