Congress removes funding guarantee for out-of-school youth
H.R. 6413 — Workforce Flexibility Act · Filed by David Taylor (R-OH) · Introduced Dec 3, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill removes a requirement in federal workforce law that 75% of certain youth training funds must go to out-of-school youth. It allows states and localities to redirect that money to other workforce activities without the out-of-school youth priority. The primary beneficiaries are workforce administrators seeking flexibility; the primary cost falls on out-of-school youth, who lose a statutory funding guarantee.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to remove a statutory earmark (the 75% out-of-school youth priority) from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, giving administrators discretion over fund allocation. It is a straightforward deregulatory amendment to an existing workforce statute.
What the text implies
- Removes a statutory floor for out-of-school youth funding, but does not prohibit states/localities from maintaining the 75% allocation voluntarily—the practical effect depends on implementation choices not mandated by this bill.
- May shift resources toward in-school youth, incumbent workers, or employer-focused training if administrators prioritize other populations.
- Could reduce federal accountability for out-of-school youth outcomes, since no longer statutorily required to track or report on this cohort's share of funding.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Out-of-school youth—a vulnerable population with documented barriers to employment—lose a statutory funding floor that ensured they received at least 75% of designated youth workforce resources. Removing this requirement allows funds to be redirected to other populations or administrative uses, reducing the guaranteed investment in this group.
Named in the bill
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Section 129(a), out-of-school youth, state workforce agencies, local workforce boards
Where it stands
- Dec 3, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Dec 3, 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.
Money around this bill
6 lobbying clients named this bill on 9 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $1,340,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 3 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 82% of bills with at least one filing.
David Taylor, the sponsor, reported $453,000 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- National Education Association — $670,000 on 1 filing
- American Federation of Teachers — $410,000 on 1 filing
- Sustainea — $100,000 on 2 filings
- University of Cincinnati — $80,000 on 2 filings
- Braskem America, Inc. — $40,000 on 2 filings
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 22, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (268 characters) on Aug 21, 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.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 22, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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