2024: Fitzpatrick Voted To Reauthorize The Workforce Innovation And
Opportunity Act. In April 2024, Fitzpatrick voted for , according to
Congressional Quarterly, "the bill, as amended, that would reauthorize
programs in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act through fiscal
2030. In total, it would authorize $6.3 billion over the next five
years. It would also modify existing WIOA programs, expand certain
program eligibilities, streamline certain administrative requirements,
establish new priorities and performance indicators as well as repurpose
and reallocate funds to support new grant programs and accountability
measures." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote
of 378 to 26. [House Vote 105,
4/9/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 4/9/24;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
6655]
- The Bill Allocated Fifty Percent OF Funding To An Adult And
Dislocated Worker Program And Allowed States To Establish A
"Critical Industry Skills Fund". According to Congressional
Quarterly, "One measure (HR 6655) would reauthorize and update
programs under a 2014 federal workforce development law. It would
allocate 50 percent of funding within the adult and dislocated
worker program for 'individual training accounts,' which would
provide certain eligible displaced workers with $5,000 to enroll in
high-quality reskilling programs, which teach workers a new set of
skills. It also would emphasize employer-led initiatives by allowing
states to establish a 'critical industry skills fund' to reimburse
employers for teaching workers additional skills related to their
current job, also known as upskilling, among other changes to the
underlying law." [Congressional Quarterly,
12/12/23]