[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 222 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 222

   Expressing support for approximately doubling funding for Federal 
                career and technical education programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2023

   Mr. Krishnamoorthi submitted the following resolution; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing support for approximately doubling funding for Federal 
                career and technical education programs.

Whereas, for many Americans, this post-COVID economic boom is an opportunity to 
        reskill and upskill, with American workers changing jobs and even 
        professions in historic numbers;
Whereas the landscape of the 21st century economy is changing, as emerging new 
        technologies and shifting demands create new opportunities and 
        challenges;
Whereas there remains a crucial and unaddressed need to train the workforce of 
        this new economy;
Whereas now is the time to invest in American workers, as the tremendous 
        economic energy of the post-COVID recovery presents an unparalleled 
        opportunity to retrain and realign the American workforce for the new 
        economy, while also providing American workers with the necessary skills 
        to earn higher wages and attain long-term job security; and
Whereas the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
        U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), as reauthorized by the Strengthening Career and 
        Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (``Perkins V''), is the 
        primary Federal law developing and supporting career and technical 
        education programs in secondary and postsecondary education: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) affirms the importance of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
        and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) 
        and other career and technical education programs for training 
        the skilled workforce of the future and for increasing the 
        earning potential and job security of American workers;
            (2) recognizes that the authorized annual funding for the 
        Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
        U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), amounting to $1,299,883,892 in fiscal 
        year 2023, is insufficient to address the need brought on by 
        the long-term economic realignment and the near-term COVID-19 
        pandemic; and
            (3) urges the Committee on Education and the Workforce to 
        authorize $13,000,000,000 in new spending for programs under 
        the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
        (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and innovative evidence-based career 
        and technical education over the next 10 years, equaling 
        approximately double the amount currently authorized by 
        Congress to such programs.
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