HR 1446 119th Congress House Labor and Employment Employee hiring Employee performance Employment and training programs Performance measurement

Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act

Introduced: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Allen, Rick W. Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Feb 21, 2025

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Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act

This bill incorporates assessments that measure an individual's prior knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences into specified state and local employment training activities under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

An assessment may be used, for example, to award a recognized postsecondary credential that employers use for recruitment, hiring, retention, or advancement purposes.

What's happening now February 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Education and Workforce Committee
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Stefanik, Elise M.

New York · Apr 8, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1446: Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1446/

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"H.R. 1446: Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1446/.

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H.R. 1446, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1446/.

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