The Workforce of the Future Act of 2025 directs federal agencies to assess artificial intelligence's impact on American workers and invests $160 million in Department of Education grants and additional funding through the Department of Labor to expand technology education and retraining programs. The bill requires comprehensive reports from the Departments of Labor, Commerce, and Education within six months to one year analyzing which industries and worker populations face the greatest AI disruption, while also identifying skills gaps and barriers to workforce development, particularly in underserved communities including rural areas, low-income populations, and minorities. Recognizing that only 44-57.5% of schools offer quality coding and programming instruction—predominantly in affluent areas—the legislation funds K-12 tech education expansion and authorizes $90 million in fiscal year 2026 for Labor Department grants to retrain workers displaced by technology, with priority for underrepresented groups. Grant recipients must detail job quality plans, worker engagement strategies, and sustainability approaches, and the bill requires biannual progress reports with demographic data and third-party evaluations to measure effectiveness and scalability. Within five years, federal agencies must report to Congress on recommendations for expanding these programs as the nation prepares for projected 660,000 new technology jobs by 2032.
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