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HR 7717 117th Congress House

American Apprenticeship Act

Official title: To establish and strengthen projects that defray the cost of related instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 2022 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 11, 2022
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 Latest action May 11, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Apprenticeship Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to make grants to assist states in carrying out projects that defray the cost of instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs.

Labor shall (1) establish performance measures and an evaluation system for such grant program; and (2) identify in-demand occupations that lack the use of apprenticeships, analyze the use of the qualified apprenticeship program model in those occupations, and report on such analysis to states and Congress.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1026 Related bill American Apprenticeship Act
  • HR 1782 Reintroduction of American Apprenticeship Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7717: American Apprenticeship Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7717/
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"H.R. 7717: American Apprenticeship Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7717/.
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H.R. 7717, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7717/.
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