# 119-hr-811: Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025 119-hr-811, Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-811 - As of: 2026-04-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-811 - Congress: 119 - Title: Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL) - Cosponsors: 14 - Policy area: Education - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-04-21 ## Summary **This bill would create a competitive grant program for youth mentoring under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)** to fund local mentoring that builds social-emotional skills and links young people to education and work. It also would require a Department of Labor evaluation of which mentoring approaches work best for academic and career outcomes. - Families and youth: Would support mentoring that pairs youth with trained mentors for at least 1 year and focuses on social-emotional learning, postsecondary planning, and workforce readiness for underserved and at-risk youth. - Community organizations, schools, and employers: Would award competitive grants to community-based organizations and partnerships for up to 3 years to hire staff, train and, if needed, compensate mentors, run inclusive activities, and connect youth to internships and credentials in local in-demand sectors. - Federal oversight and learning: Grantees must report annual data on participation, academic and employment outcomes, and the Labor Department would complete a study within 3 years to evaluate program effectiveness. ## Cosponsors (14) - Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Grant application rules for nonprofits: benefit, low. If enacted, applicants would have to submit a needs assessment and program plan. Applications must include baseline data on outcomes and a budget. They must say how they will reach underserved youth and how many mentor matches they will make each year. Applicants must describe screening, background… - Grantee reporting and privacy rules: benefit, low. If enacted, grantees would have to file yearly reports within 180 days after each grant year ends. Reports must show numbers and demographics of youth and mentors, school attendance and dropout data, arrest outcomes, employment and postsecondary enrollment, and validated social-emotional measures.… - New mentoring grants for youth: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create competitive youth mentoring grants under WIOA. Grants could last up to 3 years. Community-based organizations and eligible partnerships could apply. Eligible youth would include in-school, out-of-school, and youth with listed risk indicators. The Secretary would gi… - Stronger mentor screening and training: benefit, low. If enacted, mentors in funded programs would need written screening plans and criminal background checks. Programs must exclude mentors with child-safety related convictions during participation or within the prior 7 years. Mentors would receive training on trauma-informed care, youth engagement, c… - Technical assistance and reentry help: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would refer grantees to the National Mentoring Resource Center for free training and technical help. The Secretary would coordinate with juvenile justice and education offices. The Secretary would also share information on reentry services for youth leaving correctional fa… - Labor Department study on mentoring: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Labor would study which mentoring programs work and how mentors affect learning and job readiness. The study must evaluate the new grant program and report to Congress within 3 years after enactment. ## Related bills - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 - 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act ## Sources - [119-hr-811 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/811) ## 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-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [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-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-811 (as of 2026-04-21).