{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1446","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1446,"title":"Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-21","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"A000372","fullName":"Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]","party":"R","state":"GA","district":12}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-21","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce."},"policyArea":"Labor and Employment","subjects":["Employee hiring","Employee performance","Employment and training programs","Performance measurement"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-21","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><b>Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act</b></p> <p>This bill incorporates assessments that measure an individual's prior knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences into specified state and local employment training activities under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.</p> <p>An assessment may be used, for example, to award a recognized postsecondary credential that employers use for recruitment, hiring, retention, or advancement purposes.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-04T16:50:49Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":309,"ts":"2026-04-17T15:11:27.291Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Validate%20Prior%20Learning%20to%20Accelerate%20Employment%20Act"}]}}