# 119-hr-9607: Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act

119-hr-9607, Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9607
- Congress: 119
- Title: Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Move of career, technical, and adult education functions from the Department of Education to the Department of Labor.** This bill would transfer the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education programs (except sections 116 and 117), Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and related adult education, literacy, and transition-to-postsecondary programs into the Department of Labor to centralize workforce training and employment services. - Workers and learners: Adult learners and workers would see literacy, secondary diploma, and job-skill programs run by Labor, with a focus on preparing people for high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand jobs and smoother transitions to postsecondary education. - Schools and local partners: State agencies, local education agencies, and community colleges would coordinate career and technical education under Labor, with continued emphasis on data, accountability, and quality assurance for CTE programs. - Federal agencies and continuity: The Office of Management and Budget must ensure no net increase in federal Full-Time Equivalents and manage transfers of personnel, assets, grants, contracts, records, and unexpended balances. Existing legal actions, orders, payments, and references to the Secretary of Education would be preserved and treated as references to the Secretary of Labor for the transferred functions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Existing orders, payments, and lawsuits continue: benefit, low. If enacted, orders, permits, grants, loans, contracts, certificates, licenses, and similar approvals tied to moved functions would continue until changed. Pending applications, payments, and appeals would proceed as if the transfer had not happened. Where the Education Department is a party to a la…
- Move career and adult education to Labor: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would move career, technical, and many adult education programs from the Education Department to the Labor Department. It would transfer the Carl D. Perkins Act (except sections 116 and 117), Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, adult literacy, secondary-di…
- OMB authority and staff cap: mixed, low. If enacted, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget would decide which functions move and handle related staff, assets, contracts, and records transfers. OMB could make incidental dispositions and must certify to Congress that transfers comply and that there is no net increase in federa…
- When transfers would take effect: mixed, low. If enacted, the law would generally take effect six months after enactment. Some transfers could start on the date of enactment but must be completed no later than the six-month effective date. The Labor Secretary could temporarily use Education Department staff, assets, and funds after enactment t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4312: SCORE Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6291: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9607 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9607)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-8210: A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8210)
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6291: Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6291)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9607 (as of 2026-10-07).