# 119-hr-1633: Workforce Reentry Act

119-hr-1633, Workforce Reentry Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1633
- Congress: 119
- Title: Workforce Reentry Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**A federal pay-for-performance reentry grant program** would fund and test ways to help people released from prison gain skills, jobs, and stable reintegration. It prioritizes measurable results, employer partnerships, and spreading what works.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New job help for people leaving prison: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would create start-up grants to help people with past convictions get skills and jobs. You would generally qualify if you were convicted, imprisoned, and released within the last 2 years. Up to 10% of participants could be outside that 2-year window. Nonprofits, faith-based groups,…
- Pay-for-results reentry training and jobs: benefit, medium. If enacted, at least 30% of funds would go to pay-for-results contracts, with the rest as competitive grants. Awards could run up to 4 years and focus on training, apprenticeships, on-the-job training, mentoring, job placement, and outreach in prisons, including help for people within 90 days of re…
- Grant bids need partners and matching funds: mixed, medium. If enacted, applicants would need a full program plan, show evidence-based or promising practices, set performance targets, and agree to share data. The Secretary would favor bids that partner with employers and schools to earn in-demand credentials or that offer on-the-job/customized training with…
- Existing funds, audits, and tax-credit outreach: mixed, medium. If enacted, grantees would report yearly on core job outcomes and a recidivism measure. The Department of Labor would deliver an independent evaluation to Congress within 5 years and publish annual results online, then share best practices. Funds would come from existing WIOA sources; this section…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-3105: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1633 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1633)

## Related
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-3105: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3105)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1633 (as of 2026-09-21).