Federal grants test and grow job training programs that work.
S. 5077 — Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation Act · Filed by Michael Bennet (D-CO) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a new grant program called the Workforce Development Innovation Fund. It gives money to states, local groups, nonprofits, and others. These groups test and grow job training programs with proven results. At least 60% of grant money must pay for actual training. At least 50% of all money must go to programs already proven to work.
Who it affects
States, local workforce boards, nonprofits, colleges, and research groups can apply for grants. People who face barriers to finding work benefit from better training programs.
One thing to notice
At least 50% of money must go to programs already proven to work. This limits how much money tests brand-new ideas.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Workforce Development Innovation Fund — the new federal grant program created by this bill
- proven results — job training programs that have shown they actually work
- barriers — obstacles that make it hard for people to find work
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (11,949 characters) on Jul 29, 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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