2024: Schweikert Voted To Reauthorize The Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act. In April 2024, Schweikert 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]