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H.R.8925

Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce Act

Introduced·5/20/26

Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce Act aligns Job Corps with defense industrial base needs.

The Job Corps and Skilled Defense Workforce Act aligns the Job Corps program with the defense industrial base. It allows Job Corps centers to accept grants and charitable donations. Centers gain authority to hire staff, set terms with educational partners, and engage stakeholders. The Secretary of Defense must support Job Corps training for skilled industrial workers. The bill also streamlines enrollment for veterans and military recruits into the defense industrial base.

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Armed Services Committee
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History

May 20

House

Introduced in House

May 20

House

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.