U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9607: Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
To ensure the Department of Labor will manage programs within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To ensure the Department of Labor will manage programs within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 9, 2026:
A BILL To ensure the Department of Labor will manage programs within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act . SECTION 2. Transfer of functions of the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education of the Department of Education There are transferred to the Secretary of Labor (acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration) of the Department of Labor all the functions which the Secretary of Education exercised before the effective date of this Act (including all related functions of any officer or employee of the Department of Education) with respect to each of the following: (1) The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. ), other than sections 116 and 117 of such Act. (2) Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq. ). (3) The programs and other initiatives that help adult learners become literate, obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency, obtain secondary school diplomas, and transition to postsecondary education and training pursuant to related legislation. (4) Promotion of collaboration, coordination, and communication among States, local educational agencies, community colleges, …
Sponsors
- Tim Walberg (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Department of Education, Department of Labor, Executive agency funding and structure, Education, Adult education and literacy, Vocational and technical education, Higher education
Common questions
- What is HB9607?
- HB9607 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act.
- What does HB9607 do?
- In its own words: To ensure the Department of Labor will manage programs within the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9607?
- In committee as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16. (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9607?
- Tim Walberg (R, HD-005).
- Where is the official record for HB9607?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9607
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