American Apprenticeship Act (DOL Pre-Apprenticeship Grants)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-06-11 — Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025: cross-connection with registered-apprenticeship-college-grants: Both authorize federal grants supporting registered apprenticeship pipelines — DOL pre-apprenticeship grants under the American Apprenticeship Act, and ED grants to apprenticeship-sponsoring colleges under the Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-07-22 — Supporting Apprenticeship Colleges Act of 2025: cross-connection with supporting-apprenticeship-colleges-act: Both bills expand federal support for registered apprenticeship pathways—American Apprenticeship Act via DOL pre-apprenticeship grants, HR4588 via apprenticeship-college partnerships. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-04-30 — Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025: cross-connection with veterans-transition-to-trucking-act: Both proposals expand federal apprenticeship access — the Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act would let VA approve multi-state apprenticeship programs for GI Bill use, while the American Apprenticeship Act funds DOL pre-apprenticeship grants. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-03-03 — American Apprenticeship Act: HR1783 introduced in the 119th Congress (referred to House Education and Workforce 2025-03-03) would authorize DOL grants to states to defray pre-apprenticeship and related-instruction costs for qualified apprenticeship programs, require performance measures and evaluation, and direct analysis of in-demand occupations that underuse apprenticeships. (novelty: 2)