# 119-s-3870: Lifelong Learning Act

119-s-3870, Lifelong Learning Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3870
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lifelong Learning Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would increase funding and flexibility for incumbent worker training under WIOA.** It would also require new outcome reporting to adjust state performance targets and allow local workforce boards to serve as One-Stop Operators when they meet state approval and conflict-of-interest safeguards. - Workers and employers: More local funds would go to incumbent worker training and transitional jobs because the bill would raise a set-aside from 20% to 30% and increase another reservation from 10% to 15%. This directs more local dollars to upskilling current employees. - State workforce agencies and federal education and labor officials: States would have to report outcomes for incumbent worker training using WIOA's primary performance indicators. The Departments of Labor and Education would use that data to adapt state adjusted performance levels for adult and dislocated worker programs. - Local boards and One-Stop Centers: Local workforce boards could become One-Stop Operators if the chief elected official and Governor approve a written agreement and the board implements internal controls to prevent conflicts of interest and follows OMB and state conflict rules.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More training money and reporting: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would raise the share of WIOA funds set aside for incumbent worker training and transitional jobs. One reservation would change from 20% to 30% and another from 10% to 15%. States where local areas run incumbent worker training would have to report program performance on the ma…
- Local boards may run career centers: benefit, low. If enacted, a local workforce board would be allowed to serve as a One-Stop operator if the chief elected official and Governor approve and state rules allow it. The board would need a written agreement with the chief elected official explaining how it will run the One-Stop and how it will prevent…

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- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-s-3870 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3870)

## Related
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3870 (as of 2026-04-21).