Skip to main content
S. 3234 115th Congress Senate

Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2018

Official title: A bill to provide at-risk and disconnected youth with subsidized summer and year-round employment and to assist local community partnerships in improving high … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide at-risk and disconnected youth with subsidized summer and year-round employment and to assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation and youth employment rates, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 18, 2018 Introduced by: Tim Kaine Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Adult education and literacyCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingEducational technology and distance education
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Elementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsFinancial literacyHigher educationIndian social and development programsPerformance measurementRight of privacyVocational and technical educationYouth employment and child labor
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5069)
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 18, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5069)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Labor to provide funding to states for the development or expansion of summer and year-round youth employment programs that: (1) match youth participants with appropriate employers for high-quality employment opportunities; and (2) provide work-readiness training and educational programs, coaching and mentoring, career and college planning services, financial literacy education, and supportive services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5785 Jobs and Justice Act of 2018
  • HR 1748 Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3234: Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3234/
MLA
"S. 3234: Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3234/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3234, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3234/.
Markdown link
[S. 3234: Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3234/)
Report a problem