# 119-hr-8133: DPA Workforce and Skilled Labor Needs Act of 2026

119-hr-8133, DPA Workforce and Skilled Labor Needs Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8133
- Congress: 119
- Title: DPA Workforce and Skilled Labor Needs Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would require federal agencies using the Defense Production Act to identify workforce and skills gaps and allow DPA-funded assistance to recruit, train, place, and retain workers in defense‑critical occupations.** It emphasizes apprenticeships and other training to strengthen the domestic industrial base. - Workers: Would create funded opportunities for recruitment, training, placement, and retention in defense‑critical jobs, including apprenticeships. Entities that use the assistance for these purposes must keep records of performance standards for those workers. - Companies receiving DPA financial assistance: Agencies could direct that part of the financial assistance go specifically to workforce activities connected to the funded work. - Federal agencies and oversight: Agencies would have to report the identified gaps and provide short‑ and long‑term recommendations, including workforce training and apprenticeship proposals, in the Defense Production Act Committee annual report.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More training and hiring for defense workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, each federal agency with Defense Production Act authority would identify worker and skills shortages that hurt the domestic defense supply base. For companies that get federal help under Title I or this title, agencies would be able to require part of the funds be used to recruit, train…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8133 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8133)

## Related
- [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-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8133 (as of 2026-09-21).