DPA Workforce and Skilled Labor Needs Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8133 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8133 To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to address workforce and skilled labor needs for the national defense, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2026 Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to address workforce and skilled labor needs for the national defense, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``DPA Workforce and Skilled Labor Needs Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS FOR SKILLED LABOR. Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4533) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(h) Use of Funds for Skilled Labor.-- ``(1) Identification of wor…