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HR 193 118th Congress House

TRADES Act

Official title: To provide that certain regulations shall have the force and effect of enacted law.

Introduced: January 9, 2023 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborEmployment and training programsLabor standards
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 9, 2023
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 Latest action January 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teach Relevant Apprenticeships to Drive Economic Success Act or the TRADES Act

This bill provides statutory authority for federal regulations titled Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations, originally published by the Department of Labor on March 11, 2020, and later rescinded on November 25, 2022.

The rules permit the Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship to recognize qualified third-party entities, known as Standards Recognition Entities (SREs), which then evaluate and recognize Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2105 Reintroduction of TRADES Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 193: TRADES Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-193/
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"H.R. 193: TRADES Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-193/.
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H.R. 193, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-193/.
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[H.R. 193: TRADES Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-193/)
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