# 119-hr-9684: PATH Act

119-hr-9684, PATH Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9684
- Congress: 119
- Title: PATH Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-19

## Summary

**This bill would create a federal grant program to expand pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades for underrepresented populations.** It links classroom and work-based training to registered apprenticeship entry and requires partnerships between industry and labor.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal grants for pre-apprenticeships: benefit, low. If enacted, the Labor Secretary would run a competitive grant program to fund pre-apprenticeship projects in building and construction trades. The bill would authorize $20 million per year starting in fiscal year 2027. Federal grants would pay up to 75% of project costs and require at least a 25% n…
- Stipends and supports for participants: benefit, low. If enacted, PATH grant money would pay for pre-apprenticeship training, curriculum, assessments, and program evaluations. The bill would allow grants to provide stipends to participants during work-based training. Programs would have to provide or align with supportive services like transportation…
- Who can get pre-apprenticeship help: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define which groups count as underrepresented for PATH grants. That would include racial minorities, women, veterans, members of Federally recognized Indian Tribes, the long-term unemployed, and people living in census tracts meeting the tax code's low-income community te…
- Performance measures and grant reviews: mixed, low. If enacted, the Labor Secretary would set common performance measures for PATH grants, including tracking entry into registered apprenticeships. Grantees would have to arrange for or participate in external evaluations using those measures. The Secretary would use evaluation results to decide wheth…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9684 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9684)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9684 (as of 2026-08-19).