HR9052Referred to Committee

Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2026

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119th
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2026-05-29
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Jason Crow
Jason Crow
Democrat · CO · Representative
Votes with party: 98.0% (563 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

2026-05-29

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Small business development centers would be required to help small business owners learn about and set up apprenticeship programs that train workers in skilled trades. This would give small companies better access to information and resources for creating their own training programs, potentially helping them find qualified workers while giving young people pathways to good-paying jobs without requiring a four-year college degree.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9052 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9052 To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to apprenticeship program assistance for small business development centers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2026 Mr. Crow (for himself, Ms. Salazar, and Ms. Goodlander) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to apprenticeship program assistance for small business development centers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) in second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections)-- (A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (B) by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (V); and (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(W) providing information and assistance to small business concerns, including by disseminating relevant information from the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies, on how to establish and improve-- ``(i) work-based learning opportunities (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)); ``(ii) apprenticeship programs registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); ``(iii) pre-apprenticeship programs; and ``(iv) job training programs.''. <all>
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