PATH Act

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (Democratic-NM)July 14, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Creates federal grants for job training in construction trades for underrepresented populations.

This bill would create federal grants to help people from underrepresented groups get ready for jobs in construction. These grants would go to nonprofit groups that offer pre-apprenticeship training programs. The goal is to help more people, like women, veterans, and those from low-income areas, enter skilled trades.

What Would Change

Today, there is no specific federal program directing the Department of Labor to offer competitive grants for pre-apprenticeship programs in construction trades for underrepresented groups. If this bill becomes law, the Secretary of Labor would create a grant program that covers 75 percent of the costs for eligible nonprofit groups to run these training programs, with $20,000,000 set aside annually starting in the government's budget year 2027.

Key Provisions

Lets the Secretary of Labor give out competitive grants for pre-apprenticeship programs in construction trades.
Requires these programs to serve underrepresented populations, including women, veterans, and people from low-income or rural areas.
Covers 75 percent of the costs for these training projects, with the rest coming from the groups running the programs.
Sets aside $20,000,000 each year, starting in the government's budget year 2027, to pay for these grants.
Gives priority to groups that can secure additional funding from other public or private sources.

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PATH Act

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