A Republican bill with 5 Democratic cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``CAREERS Act,'' seeks to amend the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program within the Department of Agriculture. It introduces changes to workforce training by incorporating institutions of higher education and area career and technical education schools into the program. The legislation expands the scope of the program to include career pathway programs and industry or sector partnerships. It also aims to address specific workforce challenges like worker displacement, an aging workforce, and youth migration. Additionally, it clarifies the types of industries that can be supported by these grants.
Yes· 3 of 10
- Scored +6
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill specifically targets economic development, skills training, and industry support within rural communities.
- Scored +5
Is this likely to create jobs?
The bill expands workforce training and career pathway programs to stimulate economic development and address worker displacement.
- Scored +4
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?
The bill aims to address youth migration by creating career pathways and skills development initiatives.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expanded Educational Access: By including institutions of higher education and area career and technical education schools, the bill expands the types of educational entities involved in workforce training (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Targeted Workforce Support: The bill directs the program to address specific workforce challenges such as worker displacement, an aging workforce, and youth migration (Section 2(a)(2)(B)(iii)).
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Economic Development in Rural Areas: The bill includes provisions to promote targeted skills development initiatives intended to stimulate innovation and enhance economic development in rural regions (Section 2(a)(2)(B)(ii)).
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Support for Essential Industry Sectors: The bill expands the types of industries that can receive support through career pathway programs or partnerships, including telecommunications, water services, electric supply, conservation, health care, child care, manufacturing, and agribusiness (Section 2(a)(3)(B)).
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Regional Economic Integration: By requiring career pathway programs to include members of local workforce development boards, the bill aims to ensure programs are integrated with local activities (Section 2(a)(1)(A)(iii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill specifically targets economic development, skills training, and industry support within rural communities. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — The bill aims to address youth migration by creating career pathways and skills development initiatives. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill promotes workforce training and career pathways which can increase employment opportunities for low-income individuals. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill specifically addresses the challenges of an aging workforce through its workforce training provisions.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill expands workforce training and career pathway programs to stimulate economic development and address worker displacement. Is this likely to grow the economy? — The bill promotes targeted skills development initiatives intended to stimulate innovation and enhance economic development in rural regions.
- Education And Technology
- Does this get reliable internet to more people? — The bill includes telecommunications and broadband services as eligible sectors for support through career pathway programs. Does this make college cost less? — The bill allows institutions of higher education to participate in the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program to provide career pathways.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill includes health care as an eligible industry sector for career pathway programs in rural communities.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make child care cost less? — The bill identifies child care as an industry sector that can be supported through career pathway programs and partnerships.
- 8/10/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/26/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/3/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/14/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- 1/9/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Donald DavisDemocrat · North Carolina
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey
Andrea SalinasDemocrat · Oregon
Jill TokudaDemocrat · Hawaii
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia