U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5570: Ready to Work Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 28, 2026
A bill to establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 28, 2026:
A BILL To establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ready to Work Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings; purposes (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Entering 2026, long-term unemployment in the United States was at its highest level in 4 years. (2) In July 2026, 1,800,000 workers had been unemployed for 6 months or more. (3) The long-term unemployed accounted for 25.5 percent of all unemployed people in July 2026. (4) Confidence in the job market has fallen 42 percentage points since the start of 2022 and was especially low among young workers at the beginning of 2026. (5) The people of the United States are pessimistic about the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs. As of March 2026, percent of people in the United States thought artificial intelligence is likely to lead to a decrease in the number of job opportunities for workers, up from 56 percent in April 2025. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are to-- (1) help people overcome the barriers keeping them out of the workforce (such as transportation, child care, job readiness training, substance abuse treatment, or assistance finding a permanent job) and training programs that build skills to sustain permanent employment; (2) provide targeted …
Sponsors
- Van Hollen, Chris (D) · primary sponsor
- Murphy, Christopher (D)
- Blumenthal, Richard (D)
- Merkley, Jeff (D, SD-OR)
- Wyden, Ron (D, SD-OR)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is SB5570?
- SB5570 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Ready to Work Act of 2026.
- What does SB5570 do?
- In its own words: To establish jobs programs for long-term unemployed workers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5570?
- In committee as of September 28, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (September 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5570?
- Van Hollen, Chris (D), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5570?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5570
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