# 119-hr-6752: Investing in American Workers Act

119-hr-6752, Investing in American Workers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6752
- Congress: 119
- Title: Investing in American Workers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a new employer-provided worker training tax credit** to encourage employers to fund credential-focused training for lower-paid workers. The credit would generally equal 20% of qualified training spending above a three-year average and would let qualified small employers elect to apply part of the credit against payroll taxes. - Non-highly compensated employees would get greater access to training that leads to recognized postsecondary credentials, including apprenticeships, industry certificates, licenses, or degrees. - Employers could claim a credit equal to 20% of qualifying training expenses over a three-year average. If an employer had no qualified training spending in the three prior years the credit would be 10% of current-year expenses. - Qualified small businesses and eligible tax-exempt organizations could elect to use the credit against payroll taxes, subject to a $250,000 per-election cap and simplified filing for firms with under $5 million in annual receipts. - The credit would cover training delivered by registered apprenticeships, programs listed under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act section 122(d), community colleges, area career and technical education schools, labor organizations, and employer- or industry-sponsored programs. - Tax rules would disallow a deduction for the portion of expenses equal to the credit and would require reporting of race, ethnicity, and gender tied to training expenditures while directing agencies to issue regulations to prevent avoidance and define recognized credentials.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Payroll tax election for small firms: mixed, high. If enacted, qualified small businesses and certain tax‑exempt groups would be able to elect to apply part of the worker training credit against the employer payroll tax. The payroll credit portion would be the least of the amount you specify in the election, the training credit for the year, and, f…
- Tax credit for employer training: mixed, high. If enacted, employers would be able to claim a new tax credit for worker training. The credit would equal 20% of qualifying training spending above a three‑year adjusted average, or 10% if the employer had no such spending in any prior year. Training must be for lower‑paid employees (those paid at…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6752 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6752)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-562)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6752 (as of 2026-04-21).