# 119-s-4382: Workforce Data Enhancement Act

119-s-4382, Workforce Data Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4382
- Congress: 119
- Title: Workforce Data Enhancement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-15

## Summary

**Workforce Data Quality Initiative** would create a competitive WIOA grant program to help States build and link statewide longitudinal data systems that join education, workforce, and labor market data. It aims to improve performance reporting, standardize skills and credential data, protect privacy, and give workers, employers, and policymakers better real-time information about in-demand skills and employment outcomes. - State agencies and multistate consortia: Eligible entities could apply for grants to design, implement, or expand statewide longitudinal data systems. The Secretary must set aside between **5% and 10%** of the funds under section 132(a)(2)(A) for this program year and grants may last up to **3 years**. - Workers and learners: The grants would support interoperable learning and employment records and tools that make verified credentials and emerging-skill data easier to find and share with employers and education providers. - Employers, workforce boards, and policymakers: Grants would improve labor market information, expand data standardization, support performance reporting on employment and earnings, encourage public–private partnerships, and back the use of real-time data including AI/ML tools for forecasting demand.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to Improve State Workforce Data: benefit, medium. This bill would create competitive grants to help States improve workforce and education data systems. The Department would set aside 5–10% of funds under section 132(a)(2)(A) each program year for the initiative. Grants could last up to 3 years and must supplement, not supplant, other Federal, Sta…

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## Sources
- [119-s-4382 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4382)

## Related
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- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4382 (as of 2026-05-15).