HR 5336 117th Congress House

SKILLS Act

Official title: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide additional criteria for the Dislocated Worker Project, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2021 See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sep 22, 2021

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Knowledge, Improving Learning, and Livelihoods Act or the SKILLS Act

This bill adds career pathway and advancement projects to the non-exhaustive list of demonstration and pilot projects the Department of Labor is permitted to administer with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds allocated for dislocated workers.

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Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5336: SKILLS Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5336/

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"H.R. 5336: SKILLS Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5336/.

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H.R. 5336, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5336/.

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