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S. 2587, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; Title I, concerning Department of Labor enforcement agencies, workforce training, and Job Corps.

Implementation of section 2851 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for access to military installations.

Funding for Job Corps Program for FY 2025 and FY 2026. Implementation of Executive Order 14278, "Preparing Americans for High-Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future" (April 23, 2025), directing actions to prepare workers for jobs in occupations that do not require a college degree and possible impacts on registered apprenticeship programs in the construction industry. S. 2587, the "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026," legislation providing appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; Title I provisions pertaining to Job Corps funding. Wage & Hour All Agency Memorandum (AAM) 251 updating the $2.5 million threshold that contracting agencies and the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) currently use to determine whether more than one wage determination applies to a Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) covered project because there is substantial construction in a category of construction that is different from the overall project.

Legislative proposals to expand construction of affordable housing units through tax credits and additional federal funding (no bill introduced).