Bill raises job training money and lets boards run centers.
H.R. 10085 — Lifelong Learning Act · Filed by Donald Davis (D-NC) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes how states spend job training money. It raises the amount for retraining from 20% to 30%. It lowers a separate job requirement from 20% to 15%. States must now report facts about how well programs work. Local workforce boards can run job training centers themselves.
Who it affects
Workers who have jobs but need new training are affected. Local workforce boards that run job centers are affected. States that manage job training programs are affected.
One thing to notice
When the same group gives out training money and runs centers, they might favor their own programs. The bill does not explain what conflict-of-interest rules are.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Aug 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- workforce boards — Local groups that decide how to spend job training money in their area.
- job training centers — Places where workers can get help finding jobs and learning new skills.
- retraining — Teaching workers new skills for different jobs.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,211 characters) on Aug 15, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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