A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026

• Workers and employers: Would require employer cost shares for training (baseline 10% for small, 25% for mid, 50% for large employers), create employer‑directed skills development contracts, expand incumbent worker upskilling accounts and raise funding for transitional jobs to 15%.
• Youth and families: Would broaden youth pathways with paid internships, youth Individual Training Accounts for ages 16–21, new youth apprenticeship readiness grants, and local funding targets requiring at least 40% of local funds for youth activities.
• States, local boards and data systems: Would tighten state and local planning, add regional reviews, create sanctions if performance falls below 80% with funding penalties, fund a Workforce Data Quality Initiative (5–10% setaside) and require machine‑readable provider and performance reporting.

*Authorizes roughly $6.1 billion in annual federal funding for FY2027–FY2032 across the programs and accounts listed in the bill text.*