MATCH Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8183 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8183 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide for the establishment of talent marketplaces. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 2, 2026 Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide for the establishment of talent marketplaces. 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 ``Modernizing Access to Talents, Credentials, and Hiring Act of 2026'' or ``MATCH Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. TALENT MARKETPLACE. (a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(72) Talent marketplace.-- ``(A) Talent marketplace.--The term `talent marketplace' means an array of publicly- and privately- owned platforms supported by interconnected and, where relevant, interoperable and based on open standards, technologies (which may include artificial intelligence) that-- ``(i) is made available to the public; ``(ii) is used to match individuals with employment and learning opportunities in a State (or a consortium of States) using information provided by users, including-- ``(I) education and training providers; ``(II) employers; ``(III) jobseekers; ``(IV) students; and ``(V) any other individual; and ``(iii) incorporates and allows users access to-- ``(I) the learning and employment records of users of such marketplace; ``(II) a credential registry; and ``(III) a skills profile generator. ``(B) Credential registry.--The term `credential regist