# 118-hr-8947: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs.

118-hr-8947, To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8947
- Congress: 118
- Title: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2024-07-08
- Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to community colleges for high-quality workforce development programs.

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- 118-hr-3019: Federal Prison Oversight Act
- 118-hr-1096: 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act
- 118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
- 118-hr-7438: FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [118-hr-8947 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8947)

## Related
- [118-hr-6492: EXPLORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-6492)
- [118-hr-5646: Stop Campus Hazing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-5646)
- [118-hr-3019: Federal Prison Oversight Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-3019)
- [118-hr-1096: 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-1096)
- [118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-82)
- [118-hr-7438: FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7438)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8947 (as of 2026-10-15).