HR 9509 117th Congress House

Apprenticeship Freedom Act

Official title: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to remove the requirements relating to registered apprenticeships.

Introduced: December 13, 2022 See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment

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Dec 13, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Dec 13, 2022

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Apprenticeship Freedom Act

This bill eliminates the requirement for apprenticeships to register with the Department of Labor as a condition of their participation in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9509: Apprenticeship Freedom Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9509/

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"H.R. 9509: Apprenticeship Freedom Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9509/.

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H.R. 9509, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9509/.

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