S. 1911: 21st Century SKILLS Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-19 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

21st Century SKILLS Act

Plain summary

21st Century Skills are Key to Individuals' Life-Long Success Act or the 21st Century SKILLS Act This bill establishes certain workforce innovation and opportunity accounts to provide employed or unemployed individuals and dislocated workers access to upskill training and other educational opportunities in order to meet 21st century workforce demands. Specifically, the bill (1) expands the use of certain workforce investment funds to provide workers with training and opportunities, and (2) replaces Technical Learning Accounts with Upskill Accounts to prepare employed or unemployed individuals for workforce demands. The Department of Labor must award grants to states to provide for subgrants to certain sector partnerships or labor-management partnerships. Priority must be given to sector partnerships or labor-management partnerships that (1) demonstrate they will prepare the local workforce for employment in growing in-demand industry sectors or occupations, and (2) target low-income individuals. In addition, Labor must also maintain a CareerOneStop website that contains, among other things (1) an Upskill Account Portal for eligible individuals to request such accounts, and (2) lists of approved training providers.

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21st Century SKILLS Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1911.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s1911 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116