H.R. 2851 · 118th Congress

National Apprenticeship Act of 2023

Introduced on Apr 25, 2023 by Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3). 65 cosponsors, 19 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 25, 2023): Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 25, 2023
Cosponsors
65
19 from the other party
Policy area
Labor and Employment
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the "National Apprenticeship Act"), to expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships registered under such Act and to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Adult education and literacy
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Department of Labor
  • Education programs funding
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Employment and training programs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Higher education
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Performance measurement
  • State and local government operations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Robert C. "Bobby" ScottD-VA-3Sponsor

Democrats · 46

Republicans · 19

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 25, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 25, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Apr 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  4. Apr 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.9 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)
  2. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS9 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  4. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOAI match · 100%
  5. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  6. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS5 reports
    $603K reported (all issues)
  7. LINKEDIN CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LINKEDIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  8. National Retail Federation5 reports
  9. THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA5 reports
    $605.4K reported (all issues)
  10. THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  11. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. dba Susan G. Komen5 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)
  12. Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors--National Association4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  13. Society for Human Resource Management4 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAI match · 100%
  14. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI PHYSICIANS COMPANY, LLC$1.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  15. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES3 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99%
  16. Signatory Wall and Ceiling Contractors Alliance2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  17. Mechanical Contractors Association of America1 report
  18. SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS NAT'L ASSN1 report

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.