CREATES Act
The CREATES Act requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a competitive grant program for states to create or improve credential repositories—centralized databases containing information about educ…
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Federal legislation · 119th Congress
The CREATES Act requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a competitive grant program for states to create or improve credential repositories—centralized databases containing information about educ…
The National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026 requires the President to establish metrics defining veteran success across seven areas (physical health, mental health, spiritual health, economic security,…
The OHH SNAP Act of 2026 amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility for students. The bill allows students with a student aid inde…
This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to address workforce impacts of substance use disorders. It requires the Department of Labor to disseminate evidence-based practices to st…
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the Experienced Services Program to include assistance with cooperative initiatives that improve higher education teaching programs in agricult…
This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to address workforce and skilled labor shortages in defense-critical industries. It requires federal agencies with delegated authority under the Act…
This bill repeals several student loan and higher education provisions from a prior reconciliation act (Public Law 119-21), including changes to loan limits, repayment plans, deferment/forbearance rul…
The Cyber Ready Workforce Act establishes a grant program within the Department of Labor to fund workforce intermediaries in creating and expanding registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity.…
The JROTC POWER Act requires the Secretary of Defense to update guidance for the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program within 270 days to establish an evaluation plan and standardize…
This bill requires the Secretary of State to develop a strategy within 180 days to identify and mitigate relationships between European academic and research institutions and entities of concern, prim…
The Perinatal Workforce Act amends the Public Health Service Act to grow and diversify the perinatal healthcare workforce. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to st…
This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a National Transit Workforce Center by awarding grants to a qualified nonprofit organization. The Center would develop and provide traini…
The Kira Johnson Act establishes federal grant programs to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals and other underserved populations. Th…
The Perinatal Workforce Act amends the Public Health Service Act to grow and diversify the perinatal healthcare workforce. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to s…
The Student Athlete Act of 2026 establishes federal rules for intercollegiate athletics eligibility and transfers. It grants student athletes 5 consecutive years of eligibility regardless of injury, a…
The Educational Visa Transparency Act of 2026 requires all institutions of higher education that receive federal funding to regularly submit detailed information to the Student and Exchange Visitor In…
This bill eliminates interest on existing and new federal student loans beginning on July 1, 2026. Specifically, for existing federal student loans, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED)…
The SPARK Act amends the Small Business Act to establish a federal program providing grants to incubators, accelerators, and similar organizations serving entrepreneurs in underserved communities. The…
The TECH Act expands federal grant eligibility to qualified technical schools offering career pathway and job training programs, placing them on equal footing with 2-year and 4-year colleges for certa…
This bill eliminates interest on existing and new federal student loans beginning on July 1, 2026. Specifically, for existing federal student loans, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED)…
This bill establishes the Rural Service and Workforce Corps Program, administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, to address workforce shortages in designated rural areas. Participants would receive…
Soil Conservation And Regeneration Education Act of 2026 or the Soil CARE Act of 2026 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a training program for soil health management…
The Child Care Modernization Act of 2025 amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act to reauthorize and update federal child care assistance programs through fiscal year 2030. The bill expan…
This bill establishes a federal tax credit for 75% of the qualified contributions of cash or market securities made by an individual to an eligible charter school organization to create or expand the…
The BRIDGE Act extends the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit through December 31, 2030, and expands its scope to include individuals with criminal justice involvement and out-of-school youth. The bi…