H.R. 8183 · In committee · Labor and Employment

MATCH Act of 2026

What it does

Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define a 'talent marketplace' as a set of publicly- and privately-owned platforms that match individuals with employment and learning opportunities using education records, credential registries, and skills profile generators.
Establishes a Workforce Data Quality Initiative grant program requiring the Secretary to allocate 5 to 10 percent of section 132(a)(2)(A) funds to eligible entities for creating workforce longitudinal data systems and talent marketplaces.
Directs grant recipients to ensure security, privacy, and interoperability of data systems through compliance with Federal and State privacy law and use of open standards for portability across talent marketplaces.
Prioritizes grants to State agencies without prior grants that demonstrate substantial need for data infrastructure improvement, and to consortia of State agencies that build interoperable interstate data systems.

Jul 21, 2026: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 0.

Committee: House Education and Workforce