S3846Referred to Committee

Employer-Directed Skills Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-02-11
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2
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Sponsor

Ted Budd
Ted Budd
Republican · NC · Senator
Votes with party: 75.1% (865 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (2)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-02-11

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Plain-English Summary

The bill would allow employers to have more control over what job training and skills programs workers receive, likely shifting decisions about employee development away from government-run programs toward company-directed training. This could affect workers by giving employers more say in what skills they learn, while potentially reducing the role of traditional public workforce development systems. The measure targets how employers and workers access and fund job training opportunities.

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Labor and Employment
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