Bill · H.R. 2380· House(119-HR-2380)
Building Youth Workforce Skills Act
- Introduced
- 3/26/2025
- Last activity
- 3/26/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Sponsored by
- Nathaniel Moran
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Building Youth Workforce Skills Act," seeks to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It proposes to authorize the use of individual training accounts for specific groups of youth. This includes in-school youth who are at least 16 years old but no older than 21. It also includes any out-of-school youth. The amendment allows funds to pay eligible providers for certain training services.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+7
The bill directly provides training funds for youth between ages 16 and 21 and out-of-school youth.
Would students be better off under this?+6
The bill provides direct financial resources for training services to students in and out of school.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
Expanded access to training accounts can provide significant upward mobility for low-income youth.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expanded training access for youth: The bill allows funds to be used for individual training accounts for in-school youth between the ages of 16 and 21, as well as out-of-school youth (Section 2). This could provide these individuals with the means to pay for training services through eligible providers.
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Consistency in training service funding: The bill authorizes these youth training services to be funded in the same manner as training services provided to adults or dislocated workers (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Young Adults+7Good For Students+6Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Business Owners+2
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+4Improves Economic Growth+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- Education And Technology
- Improves College Affordability+2
- 3/26/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Lloyd SmuckerRepublican · Pennsylvania