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S 453 113th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Education programs funding Employment and training programs Public-private cooperation Vocational and technical education Youth employment and child labor

AMERICA Works Act

Introduced: March 5, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 5, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or AMERICA Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require state or local workforce investment systems to use youth activities funds for programs that provide training, which may include priority consideration for training programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials aligned with in-demand occupations or industries in the local area involved.

Authorizes the operator and employees of a one-stop center, in assisting individuals in selecting programs of training services, to give priority consideration to such programs.

Revises eligibility requirements for providers of training services and providers of youth activities for such programs. Requires programs of training services and youth activities programs that lead to a recognized postsecondary credential to meet quality criteria established by the state governor.

Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Trade Act of 1974 to require the same priority consideration in the state and local plans for career and technical education programs as well as in tech prep programs and trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs.

What's happening now March 5, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 497 Related bill America Works Act
  • HR 3355 Related bill Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2013
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 21, 2013
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 453: AMERICA Works Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-453/
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