H.R. 4825

Summary

H.R. 4825, the COTA Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 29, 2025 by Rep. Glenn Thompson (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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H.R. 4825 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4825 IH: Creating Opportunities to Thrive and Advance Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4825  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 29, 2025   Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania  (for himself and  Ms. Bonamici ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to raise public awareness for skilled trade programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Creating Opportunities to Thrive and Advance Act   or the   COTA Act  .
2.
Career guidance and public awareness for skilled trade programs
Section 223(a)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3303(a)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (O); and
(2)
by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following:
(M)
Providing guidance on career options in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations in current or emerging professions (including skilled trades).
(N)
Raising public awareness and conducting public service announcements about career and technical education programs and community-based organizations, including through social media campaigns and other endeavors, focused on programs that prepare students for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations in current or emerging professions (including skilled trades).
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To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to raise public awareness for skilled trade programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Glenn Thompson (R) sponsors H.R. 4825, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Glenn Thompson

Rep. · R–PA-15 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 29, 2025

Suzanne Bonamici

Rep. · D–OR-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 29, 2025 · Original

Seth Magaziner

Rep. · D–RI-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 21, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 4825 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce

Education and Workforce

Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4825 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4825 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4825 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• COTA Act — Display Title
• COTA Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Creating Opportunities to Thrive and Advance Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to raise public awareness for skilled trade programs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4825 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Education, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4825 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4825’s is Labor and Employment.

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