Job training grants must prove they help people find work
H.R. 10156 — Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation Act · Filed by Josh Harder (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill gives federal money to states, cities, and nonprofits. They test and grow job training programs that work. Groups must spend at least 60 percent on training. They must hire outside researchers to check if programs help people earn more and find jobs. The bill gives more money to programs already proven to work.
Who it affects
States, cities, nonprofits, and job training groups get grants. Workers who need training benefit from tested programs.
One thing to notice
The bill requires outside researchers to test whether programs work. Smaller groups without research partners may struggle to get grants.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 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
- federal money — cash from the U.S. government
- outside researchers — people not part of the program who test if it works
- proven to work — shown by tests to actually help people
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (12,585 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 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 2026-09-22.
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