Workforce Investments Accountability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8102 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8102 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to enhance the performance accountability system and dedicate funding to skills development. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2026 Ms. Foxx 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 enhance the performance accountability system and dedicate funding to skills development. 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 ``Workforce Investments Accountability Act''. SEC. 2. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. (a) State Performance Accountability Measures.-- (1) Primary indicators of performance.--Section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) is amended-- (A) in clause (i)-- (i) in subclause (II)-- (I) by striking ``fourth'' and inserting ``second''; and (II) by inserting ``and remain in unsubsidized employment during the fourth quarter after exit from the program'' after ``the program''; (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking ``secondary school diploma'' and inserting ``regular high school diploma''; (iii) in subclause (V)-- (I) by striking ``, during a program year, are in'' and inserting ``enter into''; and (II) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``within 12 months after the quarter in which the participant enters into the education and training program''; and (iv) by amending subclause (VI) to read as follows: ``(VI) of the program participants who received training services during a program year, the perce