IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 866 
Supporting the designation of the week beginning November 13, 2023, as 
‘‘National Apprenticeship Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. MCGARVEY (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. 
PEREZ, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. MOONEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BOST, 
Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. CARAVEO, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Ms. CHU, Ms. 
CRAIG, Mr. CROW, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 
Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. MOLINARO, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PETERS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, 
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VAN 
ORDEN, Ms. WILD, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and 
Mr. ALLRED) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of the week beginning November 
13, 2023, as ‘‘National Apprenticeship Week’’. 
Whereas a highly skilled workforce is necessary to facilitate 
upward mobility, increase standards of living, create 
high-wage and high-quality jobs, compete in the global 
economy, and support economic growth; 
Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system estab-
lished by the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’ (50 Stat. 664, 
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chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), which has existed for 
over 80 years— 
(1) creates career pathways to high-quality careers 
for working people in the United States; 
(2) offers a combination of academic and technical 
instruction and paid on-the-job experience; 
(3) provides working people with portable, nationally 
recognized, industry credentials that lead to higher earn-
ing careers; and 
(4) develops a highly skilled workforce; 
Whereas registered apprenticeships— 
(1) are increasingly innovative and diverse in their 
design, their collaboration with local community partner-
ships, and their use of emerging educational and training 
concepts, including competency-based learning; 
(2) will continue to evolve to meet the emerging de-
mands of a 21st century workforce; 
(3) are critical elements of an effective workforce de-
velopment system and help individuals attain a recog-
nized postsecondary credential, contributing to their per-
sonal economic mobility; and 
(4) maintain high-quality standards for apprentices; 
Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system can 
provide education and training for apprentices in— 
(1) high-wage and high-growth sectors, including in-
formation technology, financial services, advanced manu-
facturing, green energy, and health care; and 
(2) traditional industries including the building 
trades; 
Whereas, according to the North America’s Building Trades 
Unions, the national registered apprenticeship system 
leverages approximately $2,000,000,000 in private invest-
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ment, largely in the construction industry, which reflects 
the strong commitment of the sponsors of the national 
registered apprenticeship system; 
Whereas the national registered apprenticeship system pro-
vides employers— 
(1) skilled workers trained to industry and employer 
specifications to produce quality results; 
(2) reduced turnover; 
(3) a diverse talent pipeline for new skilled workers 
and future managers; 
(4) reduced workers’ compensation costs due to an 
emphasis on safety training; 
(5) key employability skills such as improved em-
ployee engagement, greater problem-solving ability, flexi-
bility to perform a variety of tasks, and a reduced need 
for supervision; and 
(6) valuable contribution to output by apprentices; 
Whereas, according to the Department of Labor— 
(1) there are 800,000 apprentices annually across 
the United States; 
(2) registered apprenticeships have a 93-percent 
placement rate at program completion; 
(3) after completion, registered apprenticeship par-
ticipants have an average starting salary of $77,000; 
(4) apprentice graduates earn $300,000 more over 
their lifetime compared to peers not in apprenticeship 
programs; 
(5) there are over 27,000 registered apprenticeship 
programs across the Nation; and 
(6) there has been a 64-percent growth in new ap-
prentices since 2012; and 
Whereas the celebration of National Apprenticeship Week— 
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(1) honors industries that have mastered the reg-
istered apprenticeship model; 
(2) encourages expansion of the registered appren-
ticeship model into new industries and occupations; 
(3) encourages the creation of new opportunities for 
nontraditional apprenticeship populations like women and 
minorities; 
(4) recognizes the role the national registered ap-
prenticeship system has played in preparing workers for 
the jobs of today and tomorrow; and 
(5) promotes conversation about ways the national 
registered apprenticeship system can continue to respond 
to workforce challenges in the 21st century: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Ap-
prenticeship Week’’; 
(2) supports the expansion of registered ap-
prenticeships in high-skill, high-wage, and in-de-
mand industry sectors and occupations; 
(3) increases awareness about the value of the 
registered apprenticeship program model as an effec-
tive earn-and-learn model for students, workers, and 
employers; 
(4) supports the development and expansion of 
effective preapprenticeship and youth apprenticeship 
programs that lead to success in a registered ap-
prenticeship program; 
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