A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026

This bill reauthorizes and amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to strengthen workforce development, adult education, and job training programs. It transfers adult education functions from the Department of Education to the Department of Labor, updates performance measures, and creates new grant programs for reentry employment, youth apprenticeship readiness, and community college workforce development.

Title I, Workforce Development Activities: This title makes numerous amendments to WIOA, including updating definitions (e.g., replacing 'low-skilled adults' with 'adults with foundational skill needs'), adjusting state and local board membership, modifying performance accountability measures, and expanding youth eligibility for Job Corps to age 24. It also renames Job Corps 'centers' to 'campuses' and authorizes $1,760,155,000 annually for Job Corps for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

Title II, Adult Education and Literacy: This title transfers all functions of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act from the Department of Education to the Department of Labor. It includes provisions for personnel, reorganization, and the transfer of appropriations and assets, with a requirement that the transfer does not result in a net increase in federal full-time equivalent employees.

Title III, Amendments to Other Laws: This title makes amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act, job training grants, and access to the National Directory of New Hires, along with updating references to other laws.

Title IV, Department of Labor Technical Assistance: This title provides for technical assistance to support the transformation to competitive integrated employment.

Title V, General Provisions: This title requires a report on data capability and interoperability of federal and state databases and data exchange agreements, and establishes effective dates and transition authority.