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S 1035 117th Congress Senate

Workforce DATA Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to take initiatives to measure the impact of automation on the workforce in order to inform workforce development strategies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 6, 2021 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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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
Introduced in Senate
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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

Workforce Data for Analyzing and Tracking Automation Act of 2021 or the Workforce DATA Act

This bill provides for a study by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine on measuring the impact of automation on the workforce.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to request the academies to enter into an arrangement to conduct a consensus study on how to measure the impact of automation on the workforce, including job creation, job displacement, job retention, and the shifting of skills in demand due to automation.

In addition, Labor must establish an advisory board, or form a subcommittee of an existing advisory board, to provide recommendations on addressing the impact of automation on the workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 6, 2021
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1035: Workforce DATA Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1035/
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"S. 1035: Workforce DATA Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1035/.
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S. 1035, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1035/.
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