Providing information surrounding the benefits of supporting career and technical education (CTE); Supporting the work of the House and Senate CTE Caucuses; Opposing the Interagency Agreement between the Departments of Education and Labor; Providing input into the implementation of Workforce Pell; Providing input into issues around the new interpretation of PRWORA; Developing new Perkins reauthorization priorities and discussing strategy for hearings; Endorsing the Clean Energy Workforce Act (not yet introduced); Endorsing the Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act (S. 2855); endorsing the Go AG Act, H.R. 4945; providing input into the Career Connected Learning Pathways Act (not yet introduced); providing input into the Career and Technical Education Access Act, H.R. 5531; endorsing the College Transparency Act, H.R. 4806/S. 2511; endorsing the ACCESS Act, H.R. 5295; endorsing the BUILDS Act, H.R. 5296; endorsing the CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act, H.R. 5553; opposing school vouchers, providing input into CTE online savings accounts; endosring the Counseling for Career Choice Act, H.R. 4965; endorsing COTA, H.R. 4825
Advocating for funding for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act in the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations bills, as well as advocating for overall higher levels of funding for education and workforce development in the FY 2026 appropriations bills; Advocating for the release of FY 2025 education funding, advocating for information/funding related to Perkins Innovation and Modernization Fund grants
Developed apprenticeship-related proposals to share with policymakers, provided input into H.R. 4949, the Apprenticeships for Small Businesses Act of 2025