James Comer would work to strengthen education programs and address the skills gap by expanding opportunities for students and workers.

Congress must work together to strengthen critical education programs and address the growing skills gap by providing opportunities for students to achieve and workers to succeed.

Comer says Congress must strengthen education programs and address the skills gap through opportunities for students and workers.

Issues | Congressman James Comer
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Congress.gov shows H.R.6655 passed the House and was referred to the Senate HELP Committee. The CRS summary describes WIOA, Job Corps, state youth/adult/dislocated-worker training grants, and adult education reauthorization.

This was directly aligned with the skills-gap/workforce-opportunity promise, but it did not become law in the 118th Congress.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.6655 - A Stronger Workforce for America Act, Congress.gov
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The Clerk records Roll Call 105 on H.R.6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act; Comer, Republican of Kentucky, voted Yea.

Comer cast a concrete vote to advance a workforce-development bill addressing education, job training, and skills gaps.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 105, H.R. 6655, Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5 as an Education bill that passed the House, then went to Senate HELP. Its summary covers public elementary/secondary education, including secondary career and technical education.

This is evidence of work on education-program policy, though it was not enacted and only indirectly relates to expanding worker/student opportunities.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.5 - Parents Bill of Rights Act, Congress.gov
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The Clerk records Roll Call 161 on passage of H.R.5, Parents Bill of Rights Act; Comer voted Aye and the House passed it 213-208.

Comer voted for an education bill during the relevant term, but the bill stalled in the Senate and did not deliver enacted program changes.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 161, H.R. 5, Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House
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The Clerk's member profile lists Comer on the Committee on Education and Workforce, including Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions and Workforce Protections subcommittees.

In later federal service, Comer remained positioned on committees with jurisdiction over education and workforce issues, but committee assignment alone does not prove delivery.

partial later_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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