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HR 8925·Federal·house

Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce Act

In CommitteeFiled May 20, 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D)
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

May 20, 2026

Summary

The bill directs the Secretary of Defense to promote Job Corps programs that teach skills needed by defense manufacturers and to inform military recruits who cannot enlist about those opportunities. It also expands existing shipbuilding incentives to include Job Corps centers and gives local Job Corps operators more authority to manage staff, partnerships, and enrollment of veterans and certain service members.

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