H.R. 6655 · 118th Congress

A Stronger Workforce for America Act

Introduced on Dec 7, 2023 by Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5). 29 cosponsors, 14 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 10, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Dec 7, 2023
Cosponsors
29
14 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. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Economic development
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Higher education
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Labor market
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
  • Performance measurement
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • Unemployment
  • Vocational and technical education
  • Wages and earnings
  • Youth employment and child labor

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.

Virginia FoxxR-NC-5Sponsor

Democrats · 14

Republicans · 15

Roll calls

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

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Apr 9, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 378–26

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 7, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 7, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Dec 7, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Dec 7, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
  5. Dec 12, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Dec 12, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 1.
  7. Apr 5, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-444, Part I.
  8. Apr 5, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-444, Part I.
  9. Apr 5, 2024Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  10. Apr 5, 2024 · HouseCommittee on Ways and Means discharged.
  11. Apr 5, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.
  12. Apr 9, 2024 · HouseMs. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Apr 9, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2191-2229)
  14. Apr 9, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6655.
  15. Apr 9, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Apr 9, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2232-2233)
  17. Apr 9, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 26 (Roll no. 105). (text: CR H2191-2222)House · Roll call 105
  18. Apr 9, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 26 (Roll no. 105). (text: CR H2191-2222)House · Roll call 105
  19. Apr 9, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Apr 10, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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. WORKDAY, INC.16 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)
  2. Society for Human Resource Management13 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAI match · 100%
  3. AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $5.2M reported (all issues)
  4. EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCE10 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS10 reports
    $890K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$2.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.9 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)
  7. American Library Association8 reports
    $474.8K reported (all issues)
  8. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL8 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. Knowledge Alliance8 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  10. National Roofing Contractors Association8 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  11. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.7 reports
    $125.2M reported (all issues)
  12. AFL-CIO6 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  13. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  14. TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)6 reports
    $8.6M reported (all issues)
  15. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES5 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  16. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  17. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.5 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)
  18. AMRIZE NORTH AMERICA INC.5 reports
    $930K reported (all issues)
  19. ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES5 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  20. American Federation of Teachers5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  21. American Foundry Society5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  22. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  23. CENGAGE LEARNING, INC.5 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CENGAGE LEARNING, INC.AI match · 100%
  24. CUMMINS INC.5 reports
    Federal contractor: CUMMINS INC$11.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  25. Commercial Vehicle Training Association5 reports
  26. Communities in Schools5 reports
    $242K reported (all issues)
  27. Data Quality Campaign, Inc.5 reports
    $116K reported (all issues)
  28. Education Reform Now Advocacy5 reports
  29. Holcim Participations (US) Inc.5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  30. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC5 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  31. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)5 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  32. INTERNATIONAL PAPER5 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYAI match · 100%
  33. Indeed, Inc.5 reports
    $170K reported (all issues)
  34. LINKEDIN CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LINKEDIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  35. Manchester Bidwell Corporation5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  36. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS5 reports
    $4.1M reported (all issues)
  37. National Job Corps Associaton5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL JOB CORPS ASSOCIATION, INCAI match · 99%
  38. North Dakota State University5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY$1.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  39. OAKLAND COUNTY5 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  40. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.