House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PARTNERS Act
Official title: To promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of industry or sector partnerships.
Sponsor: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 11, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 11, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5297.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BONAMICI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 149, September 11, 2025, Page H4265):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5297, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5297
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Haley Stevens (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
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- H.J.Res. 189 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of…
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Related bills
- H.R. 4393 (119th) DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.