The American economy is changing rapidly. Automation, the expansion of gig and independent work, trade disruption, and the growth of the information economy, have all put pressure on American businesses and the American workforce. To adapt to the change, our young legislators work across the political aisle to develop policies that will drive innovation while securing workers’ and students’ rights.
HR5381, the Front-Loaded Aid Transparency (FLAT) Act, was introduced this September by Future Caucus member Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-03) in an effort to increase financial aid transparency for prospective college students.
Future Caucus member Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-6) is leading an effort to expand tax-favored savings options for Americans looking to build new career and job skills. HR1242, the Skills Investment Act of 2021, is a bipartisan bill that would modify existing Coverdell savings accounts to create lifelong learning accounts that enable access to a variety of training and retraining initiatives across the workforce.
Emeritus Congressional Future Caucus co-chair Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Millennial lawmaker Rep. Victoria Spartz (IN-05) introduce bipartisan legislation promoting early exposure to the accounting profession as a viable STEM career.
Congressional Future Caucus (CFC) member Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-6) introduced HR3870, the Teacher Education for Computer Science Act, in the House of Representatives. Fellow Future Caucus member Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and Emeritus Future Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) are original co-sponsors on this bipartisan effort.
Two members of the Future Caucus, Reps. Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) and Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), are advancing the national conversation around student debt while providing support for borrowers through HR2983, the Readily Ending Debt Under Corporate Engagement or REDUCE Act.
H.R.2090, introduced by CFC member Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3) on March 19th 2021 would require lenders of federal loans to publish certain disclosures to the general public.
H.R. 447, The National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, recently passed the House of Representatives on February 5th, 2021, by a vote of 247-173. H.R. 447 is authored by Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03) and co-sponsored by Congressional Future Caucus (CFC) members Reps. Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), Andre Carson (IN-07), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Mondaire Jones (NY-17), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Grace Meng (NY-06), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Darren Soto (FL-09), Haley Stevens (MI-11), and Rodney Davis (IL-13).
On December 1st, 2020 the U.S Senate passed S.1153, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019, introduced by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and co-sponsored by four Democratic and four Republican senators. This bill was originally introduced simultaneously in the House of Representatives by Congressional Future Caucus (CFC) co-chair Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) as H.R 2888 with bipartisan co-sponsorship in May 2019.
As Congressional responses to the coronavirus crisis continue to dominate headlines and pundits continue to speculate on the make-up of forthcoming aid, Congressional Future Caucus members are leading efforts to fill in gaps and make corrections in several areas. Caucus members Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) and Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) have both introduced bipartisan, solutions-oriented legislation to improve and advance national COVID-19 responses, countering unproductive national political narratives and building on a generational move towards post-partisanship.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently voted to adopt amendments crafted by bipartisan Congressional Future Caucus pair Reps. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN-9) and Ben McAdams (D-UT-4).