# 119-hr-6621: Workforce of the Future Act of 2025

119-hr-6621, Workforce of the Future Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6621
- Congress: 119
- Title: Workforce of the Future Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-11

## Summary

**Prepare the workforce and education system for AI.** This bill would require federal agencies to map how AI may change jobs and fund grants to expand AI education, teacher training, and worker retraining across K–12 and postsecondary systems. - Students and schools would be able to apply for Department of Education grants to build AI and advanced-technology curricula, train teachers, and aim to give every high school student served access to emerging technology education within 5 years. - Workers and labor organizations would be eligible for Department of Labor grants focused on workers most affected by AI, including people with a high school diploma in industries with growing AI use, funding upskilling, certifications, and programs to enter high-skill jobs. - The bill would require joint reports from Labor, Commerce, and Education on AI's workforce impact and data needs, and it would require grantees to report disaggregated participation data to inform expansion and equity for community colleges, minority-serving institutions, Tribal colleges, rural areas, and workers with disabilities. *Would increase federal spending, including an authorization of $90.0 million for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Labor grants under this bill.*

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Training grants for AI-affected workers: benefit, medium. The bill would authorize competitive Labor Department grants to fund training and certifications for workers most affected by AI. Grants would run 3 to 5 years and the program is authorized $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. Priority would go to labor organizations or consortia that include them, an…
- National AI workforce reports: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and Education to produce three coordinated reports. An interim report would be due within 6 months, a final report within 1 year, and an update 3 years after the final report. The reports would identify industries and jobs with growing AI…
- Measure K-12 technology education: benefit, low. The bill would add a new federal data item to measure whether elementary and secondary schools offer emerging and advanced technology education. It would also measure student competency in those fields using the bill's definitions. The change would take effect when the bill is enacted.
- Definitions for workforce programs: mixed, low. The bill would add clear definitions to the workforce title. It would adopt existing statutory meanings for terms like 'artificial intelligence', 'community college', 'minority-serving institution', 'labor organization', and State and local education agencies. These definitions would decide which s…
- Reporting rules for grant recipients: mixed, low. The bill would make grant recipients file reports at least twice a year during their grant. Reports must show how many people were served and break that down by race, ethnicity, and gender; some DOE grantees must also report students' eligibility for the National School Lunch Program. Education and…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6621 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6621)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6621 (as of 2026-09-11).