119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 4, 2026
Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Apr 29, 2026): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Armed Forces and National Security
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Employee performance · Employment and training programs · Performance measurement · Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
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8 citations.
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$105,716
Spent on own lobbying
…l Veterans Strategy Act S. 3818, the Ensuring Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act S. 3988, the Veterans STAND Act S. 3992, the Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act S. 3993, the Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeships Act of 2026 S. 3999, the Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act S. 4043, the Health Care for Homeless Vet…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 18, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nternal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish Jumpstart Programs for saving for apprenticeship and trade occupation training, and for other purposes. Bill in full. S.3993. Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$715,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rlpool Layoffs in Amana Iowa (No Bill Number) Support Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act H.R. 5657, S. 2963 Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act S. 3993 Support IAM members being laid off at Roseburg Forest Products in CA (No Bill Number) Support IAM members being laid off at Dana Automotive in IL (No Bill Numb…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$112,137
Spent on own lobbying
…l Veterans Strategy Act S. 3818, the Ensuring Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act S. 3988, the Veterans STAND Act S. 3992, the Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act S. 3993, the Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeships Act of 2026 S. 3999, the Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act S. 4043, the Health Care for Homeless Vet…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nternal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish Jumpstart Programs for saving for apprenticeship and trade occupation training, and for other purposes. Bill in full. S.3993. Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSPORTATION WORKERS · lobbying firm or registrant: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSPORTATION WORKERS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.5048 - Dont STEAL Act (LBR) H.R.3548 - Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2025 (LBR) H.R.6597 - LETS Protect Workers Act (LBR) S.3993 - Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026 (LBR)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO · lobbying firm or registrant: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$250,000
Spent on own lobbying
…nternal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish Jumpstart Programs for saving for apprenticeship and trade occupation training, and for other purposes. Bill in full. S.3993. Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 13, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$108,181
Spent on own lobbying
…l Veterans Strategy Act S. 3818, the Ensuring Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act S. 3988, the Veterans STAND Act S. 3992, the Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act S. 3993, the Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeships Act of 2026 S. 3999, the Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act S. 4043, the Health Care for Homeless Vet…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing