Congress expands adult education to include digital skills training
H.R. 3587 — Investing in Digital Skills Act · Filed by Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced May 23, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to formally recognize digital literacy and digital skills as core objectives of adult education and literacy programs. It adds digital skills to the list of competencies that federally funded adult education must help workers develop, and defines digital literacy by reference to the Museum and Library Services Act.
Why we flagged it
The bill straightforwardly expands the scope of federally funded adult education programs to include digital literacy and skills training as a core objective, with no hidden mechanisms or narrow beneficiaries.
What the text implies
- Expansion of program scope may require additional appropriations to implement digital skills curricula and instructor training, though the bill does not itself appropriate funds.
- Definition of 'digital literacy skills' is imported by reference from the Museum and Library Services Act (section 202), meaning the operative definition lives outside this bill and may be subject to regulatory interpretation.
- Programs may face implementation challenges if they lack existing digital infrastructure or instructors qualified to teach digital competencies.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill expands access to federally funded adult education to include digital skills training, which addresses a documented workforce gap and enables workers to compete in a digital economy. No restrictions on citizens' rights or remedies are imposed; the mechanism is purely additive to existing program scope.
Who stands to gain
- adult education providers and community colleges receiving WIOA funding
- educational technology vendors (potential indirect benefit if programs expand digital infrastructure
Named in the bill
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Museum and Library Services Act, Department of Labor, adult education programs, community colleges
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- May 23, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- May 23, 2025 — 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.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,027 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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