H.R. 8210 · 119th Congress

A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026

Introduced on Apr 6, 2026 by Tim Walberg (R-MI-5). One cosponsor. Latest action (Apr 21, 2026): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 6, 2026
Cosponsors
1
0 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 reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Adult education and literacy
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Data collection, sharing, protection
  • Department of Labor
  • Economic development
  • Education of the disadvantaged
  • Education programs funding
  • Educational facilities and institutions
  • Educational guidance
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Employee performance
  • Employment and training programs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Foreign language and bilingual programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Higher education
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Labor market
  • Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
  • Performance measurement
  • Public-private cooperation
  • School administration
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • 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.

Tim WalbergR-MI-5Sponsor

Republicans · 1

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

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

  1. Apr 6, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Apr 6, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Apr 6, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and 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. Apr 6, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and 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. Apr 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Apr 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.

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. AFL-CIO2 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  2. AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  3. National Mining Association2 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  4. AARP1 report
    $4.1M reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES1 report
    $630K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)
  7. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.1 report
    $700K reported (all issues)
  8. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA1 report
    $216.4K reported (all issues)
  9. American Federation of Teachers1 report
    $410K reported (all issues)
  10. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $660K reported (all issues)
  11. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $17M reported (all issues)
  12. County of Hennepin, MN1 report
    $7,500 reported (all issues)
  13. County of Monterey, CA1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  14. EBSCO Publishing Inc.1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)
  15. Lansing Community College1 report
    $16K reported (all issues)
  16. McGraw Hill, LLC1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MCGRAW HILL LLC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $670K reported (all issues)
  18. PEARSON EDUCATION1 report
    Federal contractor: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC$519.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. Petroleum Equipment Institute1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  20. Signatory Wall and Ceiling Contractors Alliance1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  21. Society for Human Resource Management1 report
    $270K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTAI match · 100%
  22. WORKDAY, INC.1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.