Workforce Data Enhancement Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (23 Apr 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
S. 4382, the Workforce Data Enhancement Act, would amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a competitive grant program called the Workforce Data Quality Initiative. The Secretary of Labor would be required to set aside between 5 and 10 percent of certain existing national workforce program funds to award grants to state agencies (or multistate consortia) that oversee unemployment insurance wage records, labor market information, and workforce programs. Grants, capped at three years, would fund states in building or improving longitudinal data systems that link education, workforce, and labor market data, with the goals of improving performance reporting, data standardization, privacy protections, and understanding of emerging job skills.
The bill primarily affects state workforce and labor agencies, which could apply for funding to modernize data systems, and by extension job seekers, employers, and training providers who rely on more accurate labor market information. Priority would go to multistate consortia and entities pursuing cross-state data sharing, credential registries, or public-private data partnerships. Grant recipients would be required to protect personal data, report on outcomes after the grant period, and ensure new funds supplement rather than replace existing funding.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2026, by Senator Hickenlooper with Senator Marshall, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It has not yet received committee or floor action.
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Timeline
23 Apr 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 4382 do?
- S. 4382, the Workforce Data Enhancement Act, would amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to create a competitive grant program called the Workforce Data Quality Initiative. The Secretary of Labor would be required to set aside between 5 and 10 percent of certain existing national workforce program funds to award grants to state agencies (or multistate consortia) that oversee unemployment insurance wage records, labor market information, and workforce programs. Grants, capped at three years, would fund states in building or improving longitudinal data systems that link education, workforce, and labor market data, with the goals of improving performance reporting, data standardization, privacy protections, and understanding of emerging job skills. The bill primarily affects state workforce and labor agencies, which could apply for funding to modernize data systems, and by extension job seekers, employers, and training providers who rely on more accurate labor market information. Priority would go to multistate consortia and entities pursuing cross-state data sharing, credential registries, or public-private data partnerships. Grant recipients would be required to protect personal data, report on outcomes after the grant period, and ensure new funds supplement rather than replace existing funding. The bill was introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2026, by Senator Hickenlooper with Senator Marshall, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It has not yet received committee or floor action.
- Has S. 4382 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 4382. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 4382?
- S. 4382 was sponsored by Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 4382?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (23 Apr 2026).
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