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SKILLS Act

To reform America's broken workforce education system, Congresswoman Foxx and House Republicans are advancing the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act (H.R. 803), legislation that will help put Americans back to work.

Bill Information

Fact Sheet: The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act

Bill Summary: The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act

Legislative Text: H.R. 803, The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act

Infographics

A Maze of Confusing Programs

A Worker-Friendly System

Press Releases

Rep. Foxx’s Workforce Development Reforms Signed into Law
Rep. Foxx Sponsored Overhaul of America’s Workforce Development Programs Headed to President’s Desk Following Strong Bipartisan Support from Congress
Foxx Champions Bipartisan Workforce Development Legislation
Foxx Discusses the SKILLS Act with STEM Employers
Foxx's SKILLS Act Passes House, Advances to Senate
House Approves Job Training Reform Legislation
Floor Debate on Foxx's SKILLS Act Begins Today

Visit to Local Community College Highlights Urgent Need for Job Training Reform

What They're Saying: Governors Support GOP Job Training Reform Efforts

Committee Approves Foxx's Critical Workforce Development Reforms

What They're Saying: Employers Praise Job Training Reforms

Foxx, Committee Republicans Release Broad Job Development Reform Legislation

Leading Workforce Education Officials Laud Reforms in Foxx's SKILLS Act

VIDEO RELEASE: Education Committee Republicans Highlight How the SKILLS Act Will Strengthen Our Workforce

Just the Facts: The SKILLS Act Supports the Nation's Most Vulnerable Workers

Just the Facts: The SKILLS Act Consolidates Ineffective & Redundant Programs

Just the Facts: The SKILLS Act Encourages Local Control, Flexibility

INFOGRAPHIC: The #SKILLSAct
INFOGRAPHIC: A Worker-Friendly System

INFOGRAPHIC: A Maze of Confusing Programs

Committee Activity

Markup: H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act

Hearing: Putting America Back to Work: Reforming the Nation's Workforce Investment System

Letters of Support

Alaska Trucking Association

American Hospital Association

American Hotel and Lodging Association

American Organization of Nurse Executives

American Truckers Association

Americans for Tax Reform

Arizona Trucking Association

Associated Builders and Contractors

Associated General Contractors

Citizens Against Government Waste

Forging Industry Association

Germanna Community College

Governor Chris Christie

Governor Tom Corbett

Governor Gary Herbert

Governor John Kasich

Governor Bob McDonnell

Governor Rick Scott

Governor Rick Snyder

Independent Electrical Contractors

Indiana Trucking Association

Iowa Trucking Association

Mississippi Trucking Association

Missouri Trucking Association

National Council of Chain Restaurants

National Restaurant Association

National Retail Federation

National Roofing Contractors Association

National Taxpayers Union

Nebraska Trucking Association

Rebuilding America's Middle Class - A Coalition of Community Colleges

Rhode Island Trucking Association

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Virginia Trucking Association

West Virginia Trucking Association

Wyoming Trucking Association

Other Resources

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report on the Nation's Job Training System

Majority Leader's Site on the SKILLS Act

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