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Main Subject: Labor and Employment

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and expands programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill also revises workforce investment, vocational rehabilitation, employment, training, and literacy programs for eligible individuals.

For example, the bill

increases workforce representation on state and local workforce investment boards from 20% to 30%;
reworks one-stop center infrastructure funding by requiring costs to be covered by state allocations of WIOA funds;
establishes subsidized youth employment programs that include work-readiness training and mentoring;
eliminates a requirement that the Department of Labor ensure that individuals participating in WIOA activities comply with Selective Service laws;
modifies the allotment of youth workforce investment funds to states;
expands the Job Corps program, including by serving individuals in outlying areas and relaxing age requirements;
establishes grants to expand training programs through industry or sector partnerships;
expands grants for integrated English literacy and civics education to outlying areas; and
expands Wagner-Peyser employment services to the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.

The bill also provides statutory authority for Labor to award

competitive grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to improve employment and training outcomes and reduce recidivism of justice-involved youth; and
competitive grants for states to create workforce longitudinal administrative databases.

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Senate Actions

IntroReferral
May. 18 2022	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

May. 17
2022

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 7309.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 196 (Roll no. 193).
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 - 223 (Roll no. 192).
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Mr. Rutherford moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and Labor. (text: CR H5074)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5071-5076)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 7309 was postponed until a time to be announced.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Miller-Meeks amendment, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Miller-Meeks demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1119, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller-Meeks amendment No. 28.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1119, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 3.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1119, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Tiffany demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1119, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7309.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
May. 17 2022	Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 196 (Roll no. 193).

House bill HR7309-117

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

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