# 119-hr-6725: Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act

119-hr-6725, Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6725
- Congress: 119
- Title: Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill expands and diversifies registered apprenticeships** to grow on-the-job, earn-while-you-learn training aimed at recruiting and employing more young African Americans. It creates a new Diversity and Inclusion Administrator in the Department of Labor and ties apprenticeship registration to plans for increasing African American participation.

## Cosponsors (41)

- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New diversity office and grants: benefit, low. This bill would create a Diversity and Inclusion Administrator in the Department of Labor to boost apprenticeship diversity. The Administrator would run a competitive grant program for eligible registered entities. Congress would authorize $2 million for FY2026, $3 million for FY2027, $4 million fo…
- Sponsors must plan to recruit African Americans: mixed, low. If enacted, organizations applying to register or renew an apprenticeship would have to include a plan to increase African American participation. The Office of Apprenticeship would implement this requirement through the Diversity and Inclusion Administrator. This creates a new application duty for…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6725 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6725)

## Related
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6725 (as of 2026-04-21).