Direct federal agencies to identify skilled labor gaps in critical industries and provide legislative and administrative recommendations in annual reports.

this bill would direct the appropriate federal agencies to identify any existing skilled labor gaps in critical industries that could affect their ability to fulfill DPA production requirements, to provide legislative and administrative recommendations, and to include relevant information in annual reports

The bill requires federal agencies to assess workforce gaps in critical industries and report recommendations annually.

Casten Introduces Bill to Ensure American Workforce Meets National Defense Needs | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten
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Casten introduced the DPA Workforce and Skilled Labor Needs Act of 2026, which he said would have federal agencies map workforce shortages in critical industries, recommend legislative and administrative fixes, and fold the findings into annual reports.

This is a direct legislative move toward the claim, but it is only an introduced bill rather than enacted policy.

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Casten Introduces Bill to Ensure American Workforce Meets National Defense Needs | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten
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The same release says the proposal's workforce-gaps language was folded into H.R. 7688, the DPA Modernization Act of 2026, which unanimously passed the House Financial Services Committee on March 4, 2026.

The promise's mechanism advanced through committee as part of a larger bill, but the record here does not show final House or Senate enactment.

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Casten Introduces Bill to Ensure American Workforce Meets National Defense Needs | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten
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