# 119-s-922: A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based.

119-s-922, A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-922
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would add a clear, two-path definition of **evidence-based** for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act programs and require states to describe how they will prioritize funding for those programs.** - Program operators would face a two-path evidence test. Path A requires demonstrable, statistically significant effects from experimental, quasi-experimental, or controlled correlational studies while Path B allows a research-based rationale combined with ongoing evaluation. - Researchers and evaluators would get clearer criteria for what counts as acceptable evidence and how to design studies or evaluations to meet those standards. - Job seekers and participants could see federal and state funding shift toward programs that meet these evidence standards, which may change which services are available in workforce programs.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New evidence rules for job training: mixed, low. This bill would add a legal definition of “evidence-based” for WIOA workforce activities. The term would apply whenever it is used for any activity, service, strategy, intervention, or materials. A program would qualify either by showing statistically significant effects in at least one well-design…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-535: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act
- 119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act

## Sources
- [119-s-922 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/922)

## Related
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-535: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-535)
- [119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4983)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-922 (as of 2025-12-21).