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Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced
Summary
Expand out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness. This bill would create a nationwide competitive Department of Labor grant program to fund out-of-school-time programs that connect eligible youth to work experiences, training, and recognized postsecondary credentials where feasible.
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- Youth and families: Gives eligible youth paid and unpaid work experiences, internships, on-the-job training, career pathways, mentoring for at least 12 months, and supports toward credentials. Grants are awarded for 3 to 5 years.
- Employers and local communities: Requires grantees to engage employers to identify local skill needs and align training with in-demand industries. Programs can fund customized training, workforce readiness, financial literacy, and access to labor market information.
- Local workforce systems and oversight: Reestablishes youth councils inside local workforce boards with specific member roles including parents, employers, and representatives of vulnerable youth. Mandates outcome-focused performance measures, grantee-level reporting, Secretary-led periodic evaluations, and public reporting to Congress.
*Authorizes $100 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for these competitive grants and leaves the ultimate federal budget impact dependent on future appropriations.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Youth workforce grants for families
This bill would create a competitive federal grant program run by the Labor Department. It would authorize $100 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2030 for national youth-serving groups to fund out-of-school-time workforce programs. Programs would serve youth ages 6–18 (and 19 if still in secondary school) and could include paid work experiences, apprenticeships, occupational skills training, at least 12 months of mentoring (including follow-up), financial literacy, and supportive services. Grants would go to national organizations with chapters in at least 35 States; subgrants to local groups would be allowed with Secretary approval. Grantees would collect performance data, carry out local evaluations, and the Secretary would report periodic national evaluations to Congress and the public.
Local youth councils and planning
This bill would require each local workforce board to create a youth council and set who must be on it. Councils would include youth workforce experts, education and training leaders, youth service agencies (including juvenile justice and local law enforcement), parents and current or former participants, representatives of vulnerable youth, community members, employers with workplace learning experience, and Job Corps representatives. Non-board council members would vote on the youth council but not on the full local board. The bill would also require State and local WIOA plans and annual reports to explain how youth council recommendations are being used.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/14/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 4/14/2025
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/17/2026
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 4/14/2026
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 6/18/2026
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/18/2026
Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 8/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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