,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjai,mr4 ,walk] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,bald]son1 ,mr4 ,spano1 ,mrs4 ,rodg]s ( 
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,wright1 ,mr4 ,ru!r=d1   
,mr4 ,meus]1 & ,mr4 ,craw=d7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,education & ,labor1 & 9  
addition to ! ,committees on !          
,judici>y1 ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & ,vet]ans'  
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to exp& access to             
appr5tice%ips & pre-appr5tice%ips among 
c]ta9 populations1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,nationwide1 !re are ov] #ehe1jjj      
appr5tices curr5tly obta9+ ! skills !y  
ne$ to succe$1 :ile e>n+ ! wages !y ne$ 
to build f9ancial security4  7#b7 ,on   
,june #ae1 #bjag1 ,presid5t ,trump sign$
 an ,executive ord] to d\ble ,f$]al     

sp5d+ on ! ,appr5tice%ip ,,usa program  
to #bjj million a ye>1 ) ! money        
allocat$ f exi/+ job tra9+ programs4    
7#c7 ,bus9esses f across ! c\ntry sign$ 
! ,pl$ge to ,am]ican ,work]s1 committ+  
to provide #c1hjj1jjj work]s )          
appr5tice%ip opportunities4  7#d7       
,nationally1 #ia p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
appr5tices are employ$ aft] complet+ _! 
programs1 ) an av]age />t+ wage above   
#fj1jjj4  7#e7 ,! ,/r5g!n+ ,c>e] &      
,te*nical ,education = ! #ba/ ,c5tury   
,act 0 sign$ into law 9 ,july #bjah to  
promote access to workplace developm5t  
programs su* z appr5tice%ip programs4   
7#f7 ,on ,decemb] #ba1 #bjah1 ! ,fir/   
,/ep ,act ( #bjah 0 sign$ into law1 a   
l&m>k crim9al ju/ice re=m to promote    
hope & opportunity = inc>c]at$          
individuals4  7#g7 ,=m] inmates (t5 face
 a significant inability to ent] !      
work=ce due to a lack ( relevant tra9+1 
negatively impact+ _! family & future   
g5]ations4  7#h7 ,sixty p]c5t ( !       
#fej1jjj inmates releas$ e ye> are      

unemploy$ "o ye> aft] !y are releas$4   
7#i7 ,congress mu/ cont9ue its "w to    
exp& all =ms ( appr5tice%ip             
opportunities to ensure all ,am]ican    
work]s h access to ! necess>y work=ce   
developm5t tools4  #b4 ,exp&+ access to 
appr5tice%ips  7a7 ,promotion ( all =ms 
( appr5tice%ips & pre-,appr5tice%ips to 
c]ta9 populations ,! ,secret>y (        
,def5se1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 !        
,secret>y ( ,education1 & ! ,attorney   
,g5]al1 %all1 9 consultation ) ea* o!r &
 consi/5t ) applicable law1 promote all 
=ms ( appr5tice%ips & pre-appr5tice%ips 
=--  7#a7 high s*ool /ud5ts &           
p>ticipants 9 ! ,job ,corps ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor2  7#b7 p]sons        
curr5tly or =m]ly inc>c]at$2  7#c7      
p]sons n curr5tly att5d+ high s*ool or  
an accr$it$ po/-second>y educational    
in/itution2 &  7#d7 = memb]s ( arm$     
s]vices & vet]ans4  7b7 ,promotion (    
appr5tice%ips & pre-,appr5tice%ips to   
c]ta9 indu/ries ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce 
& ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all promote     

appr5tice%ips to bus9ess lead]s across  
critical indu/ry sectors1 includ+       
manufactur+1 infra/ructure1             
cyb]security1 heal? c>e1 & con/ruction4 
7c7 ,appr5tice%ip def9$ ,= ! purposes ( 
?is ,act1 ! t]m 8appr5tice%ip0 means an 
arrangem5t t includes a paid-"w compon5t
 & an educational or in/ructional       
compon5t1 :]e9 an individual obta9s     
workplace-relevant k & skills4