Federal Workforce Pell Grant program: local workforce development boards: participant training requirement.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill adds new rules for the federal Workforce Pell Grant program, defining eligible short‑term college programs and creating an advisory board to review them. It obligates local workforce development boards to guarantee that half of adult and dislocated‑worker participants receive specified training services and to report detailed outcome data. The measures aim to protect students from low‑quality or fraudulent programs and improve tracking of job‑placement results.

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Vote

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6787.). · Aug 28, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 3, 2026
• Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Hearing
  Labor, Public Employment and Retirement · Jul 1, 2026
• Education Committee Hearing
  Education · Jun 24, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 14, 2026

History

1. Jun 3, 2026Referred to Coms. on ED. and L., P.E. & R.
2. May 21, 2026Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 10. Page 5185.).
3. May 21, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
4. May 18, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
5. May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 14).
6. May 6, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
7. Apr 23, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
8. Apr 23, 2026Coauthors revised.
9. Mar 23, 2026Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
10. Mar 19, 2026Read second time and amended.
11. Mar 18, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (March 17).
12. Mar 9, 2026Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

The 12 most recent of 16 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Jacqui Irwin (D) · sponsor
• Alanis
• Irwin

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