Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2910 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2910 To establish a competitive grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs, providing employability skills development, career exploration, employment readiness training, mentoring, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2025 Mr. Harder of California (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Bacon, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a competitive grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs, providing employability skills development, career exploration, employment readiness training, mentoring, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to establish or expand activities to-- (1) increase access and opportunities for youth to obtain the education and training that youth need to succeed in the labor market; (2) support engagement in and the integration of programs and activities offered during out-of-school-time hours through the workforce investment, education, and economic development systems; (3) improve the quality of the workforce and meet the skill requirements of employers; (4) engage employers in addressing the training, skill, and employment needs of youth and youth jobseekers, and fostering opportunities for connection and economic mobility; and (5) include youn