A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 establishes an apprenticeship advisory committee within the Department of Labor to improve data standardization and integration. The Secretary of Labor will appoint various members, including representatives from state agencies, labor organizations, and industry, to serve for the life of the committee. Within two years, this committee must submit a report to the Secretary of Labor and Congress containing specific recommendations for data integration and workforce tracking. Following this report, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education will create a policy plan. Finally, the Secretary of Labor will request targeted appropriations from Congress to implement this plan.
Yes· 3 of 10
- Scored +2
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?
Improved tracking of apprenticeship outcomes and access to personal records benefits those entering the workforce.
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Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Better tracking of apprenticeship pay and retention can improve workforce development for low-income individuals.
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Would students be better off under this?
The bill aims to integrate apprenticeship data into student records and individual analysis.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Lowering Administrative Burdens: The bill seeks recommendations to reduce the burden on program sponsors by lowering the amount of software required for data transfer and reducing the human hours needed for data collection and aggregation (Section 2(d)(2)(B)).
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Improved Data Accuracy: The committee is tasked with finding ways to increase the timeliness and accuracy of data collection (Section 2(d)(2)(C)).
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Better Tracking of Career Success: The bill aims to establish mechanisms to collect outcomes-based data, such as statistics on pay during and after an apprenticeship and worker retention over a five-year period (Section 2(d)(3)).
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Increased Individual Access to Records: The committee will provide recommendations to increase an individual's access to their own learning and employment records (Section 2(d)(7)).
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Streamlined Reporting: The bill looks for ways to prepare States to report data in a standardized format that reduces the need for duplicative input (Section 2(d)(2)(D)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated 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 households on low incomes be better off under this? — Better tracking of apprenticeship pay and retention can improve workforce development for low-income individuals. Would students be better off under this? — The bill aims to integrate apprenticeship data into student records and individual analysis. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Improved tracking of apprenticeship outcomes and access to personal records benefits those entering the workforce. Would union members be better off under this? — The bill ensures labor organizations have a seat on the advisory committee.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill seeks to reduce administrative burdens and software requirements for program sponsors. Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise? — The bill mandates that labor organizations be represented on the advisory committee to discuss apprenticeship data.
- Education And Technology
- Does this make college cost less? — By integrating apprenticeship data with higher education attainment data, the bill supports clearer pathways between training and degree completion. Does this give people more control over their personal data? — The committee includes members specialized in privacy and security for longitudinal data systems.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill aims to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and individual access to employment and learning records.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — Improving apprenticeship tracking and data integration can support better career outcomes for low-income individuals.
- 4/27/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Tommy TubervilleRepublican · Alabama