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S 1026 117th Congress Senate

American Apprenticeship Act

Official title: A bill to assist States in, and pay for the Federal share of the cost of, defraying the cost of pre-apprenticeships or related instruction associated with qual… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to assist States in, and pay for the Federal share of the cost of, defraying the cost of pre-apprenticeships or related instruction associated with qualified apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2021 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsGovernment studies and investigations
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Higher educationPerformance measurementState and local government operationsVocational and technical education
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 25, 2021
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 Latest action March 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 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 qualified apprenticeship programs, analyze the use of such program model in those occupations, and report on such analysis to states and Congress.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1026: American Apprenticeship Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1026/
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"S. 1026: American Apprenticeship Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1026/.
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S. 1026, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1026/.
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