Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (5 Aug 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
S. 5263, the Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act, would amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act in two main ways. First, it directs the Secretary of Labor to research and annually update guidance for states and local workforce areas on evidence-based practices for addressing the economic and workforce effects of substance use disorder, including how areas can apply for related grant funding. Second, it adds a new category to the federal National Dislocated Worker Grant program, allowing grants to be used for employment and training activities tied to substance use disorder prevention and treatment—including addiction treatment, mental health treatment, and pain management—in areas where high rates of substance use have created demand for such services that exceeds local resources.
The bill would affect state and local workforce development agencies, which would receive new technical guidance and could apply for these grants, as well as several groups of individuals: dislocated and long-term unemployed workers, people unemployed or underemployed because of substance use in their area, and workers or jobseekers in substance use treatment-related health professions, who would become eligible for training assistance funded through these grants.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 5, 2026, by Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) with Sen. John Fetterman as a cosponsor, and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It would need to be approved by that committee, pass the full Senate, pass the House, and be signed by the President before becoming law; no further action has occurred yet.
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Timeline
5 Aug 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 5263 do?
- S. 5263, the Workforce Recovery and Resilience Act, would amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act in two main ways. First, it directs the Secretary of Labor to research and annually update guidance for states and local workforce areas on evidence-based practices for addressing the economic and workforce effects of substance use disorder, including how areas can apply for related grant funding. Second, it adds a new category to the federal National Dislocated Worker Grant program, allowing grants to be used for employment and training activities tied to substance use disorder prevention and treatment—including addiction treatment, mental health treatment, and pain management—in areas where high rates of substance use have created demand for such services that exceeds local resources. The bill would affect state and local workforce development agencies, which would receive new technical guidance and could apply for these grants, as well as several groups of individuals: dislocated and long-term unemployed workers, people unemployed or underemployed because of substance use in their area, and workers or jobseekers in substance use treatment-related health professions, who would become eligible for training assistance funded through these grants. The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 5, 2026, by Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) with Sen. John Fetterman as a cosponsor, and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It would need to be approved by that committee, pass the full Senate, pass the House, and be signed by the President before becoming law; no further action has occurred yet.
- Has S. 5263 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 5263. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 5263?
- S. 5263 was sponsored by Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 5263?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (5 Aug 2026).
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