# 117-hr-8634: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development programs, and for other purposes.

117-hr-8634, To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development programs, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8634
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development programs, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-08-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill expands career services and training programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include skills and information on entrepreneurship. Further, the bill requires the Department of Labor to conduct a three-year multistate study on entrepreneurial skills development programs and make recommendations for states and local communities to expand access to such programs.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8634 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8634)

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