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H.R. 3342 117th Congress House

Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021

Official title: To establish a competitive grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs, providing employability skills development, career e… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a competitive grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs, providing employability skills development, career exploration, employment readiness training, mentoring, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth.

Introduced: May 19, 2021 Introduced by: Josh Harder Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to certain national youth-serving organizations for comprehensive workforce readiness programs provided to youth that take place before or after school, during summer vacation or holiday, or on the weekend (i.e., out-of-school-time programs).

Such grants must be used to develop and implement youth workforce readiness programs, including for activities such as on-the-job and leadership opportunities, internships, and other supportive services.

The bill also requires local workforce development boards to establish youth councils as subgroups of the boards.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3416 Reintroduced Bill Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2023
  • HR 5236 Reintroduction of Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2019
  • S 1696 Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 57
All 57 Democratic 28 Republican 6
Kuster, Ann
· Nov 3, 2022
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Aug 5, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 28, 2022
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Jun 16, 2022
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jun 16, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · May 16, 2022
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 28, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· Apr 6, 2022
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 31, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Mar 30, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 17, 2022
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Mar 17, 2022
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 16, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Mar 15, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 3, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Mar 3, 2022
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Mar 3, 2022
UPTON, FRED
· Mar 2, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· Mar 1, 2022
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Feb 3, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 3, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 3, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Feb 1, 2022
Lawson, Al
· Feb 1, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 1, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 1, 2022
Axne, Cynthia
· Jan 28, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 28, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jan 28, 2022
DOYLE, MIKE
· Dec 9, 2021
Trone, David
· Dec 7, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Nov 30, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Nov 3, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 5, 2021
KIND, RON
· Sep 29, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 24, 2021
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 3, 2021
YOUNG, DON
· Jun 22, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· May 28, 2021
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 20, 2021
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