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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
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Ted Budd
Ted Budd
Republican · NC · Senator
Votes with party: 32.5% (317 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001305

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Bill Cassidy (R-LA)Original· 2026-02-11
  • Jon Husted (R-OH)Original· 2026-02-11

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

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

2026-02-11

Source: Congress.gov

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.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Labor and Employment
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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