Rep. Lloyd Smucker ... reintroduced legislation to develop America’s workforce and strengthen our economy. The USA Workforce Investment Act and the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act create opportunities for American workers to advance their skills and obtain quality jobs
Smucker will develop America’s workforce by backing legislation that helps workers build skills and obtain quality jobs.
Occurrences
Education Learn about Rep. Smucker’s efforts to ensure Americans have a high-quality education and the skills to succeed.
Evidence
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Rep. Lloyd Smucker reintroduced the USA Workforce Investment Act and the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. The office says these bills “create opportunities for American workers to advance their skills and obtain quality jobs,” and that the USA Workforce Act will “prepare American workers with the necessary skills to succeed and help businesses thrive by meeting workforce demands.”
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Smucker introduced an updated Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act to build the U.S. workforce and help connect individuals to good jobs. The release says the bill strengthens a proven tool for helping disadvantaged individuals secure employment and includes hiring incentives tied to employment and retention.
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GovInfo shows H.R. 8210, the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026, as introduced and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, with the action “To reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.”
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The House Committee on Education and Workforce held a markup of H.R. 8210, the A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026, showing active committee movement on a major workforce bill during the lookback period.
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Chairman Tim Walberg said the committee was considering A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026, legislation to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the primary federal law governing the nation’s workforce development system.
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The USA Workforce Investment Act and the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act create opportunities for American workers to advance their skills and obtain quality jobs, while helping American businesses fill available roles necessary for success.
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Mr. Smucker (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Miller of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing workforce training.
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eligible entities to enable such entities to provide skills development opportunities, job placement services, and mentoring to eligible participants.
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and enhance the work opportunity tax credit, to encourage longer-service employment, and to modernize the credit to make it more effective as a hiring incentive for targeted workers, and for other purposes.
Assessments
The promise was to back legislation that helps workers build skills and obtain quality jobs, not necessarily to enact a specific law. Evidence shows Smucker directly introduced or reintroduced multiple workforce-related bills in the same term, including the USA Workforce Investment Act, the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act, and an updated Work Opportunity Tax Credit bill, all explicitly aimed at skill development and connecting workers to quality jobs. Additional committee activity on broader workforce legislation supports that this policy area was actively advanced, but the key fulfillment is Smucker’s own legislative backing. Because the promise is about supporting legislation rather than achieving final enactment, his documented sponsorship satisfies it.