House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Critical Industry Skills Act
Official title: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require States to establish critical industry funds or certain industry or sector partnerships, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Messmer R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 2, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 2, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8181.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MESSMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 61, April 2, 2026, Page H2821):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8181, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e97012c82f64ae7d2d72eb9017f6a1e1925e24425f40e4c03a28174135750f2b
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.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8181, last updated April 17, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Messmer.
- H.R. 6213 (119th) Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025
- H.R. 2270 (119th) Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act
- H.R. 7720 (119th) Child Care Payment Integrity and Fraud Accountability Act of 2026
- H.R. 6466 (119th) Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act
- H.R. 4107 (119th) GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- H.R. 3044 (119th) No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act
Related bills
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.