Sen. Ossoff Backing Bipartisan Bill to Expand Technical Skills Training Programs

Sen. Ossoff Backing Bipartisan Bill to Expand Technical Skills Training Programs September 3, 2026 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is backing a bipartisan bill to expand housing construction training programs in Georgia. Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring the bipartisan Creating Opportunities for New Skills Training at Rural or Underserved Colleges and Trade Schools (CONSTRUCTS) Act of 2025 to help address the affordable housing crisis by helping train more students in housing construction. The bill, first introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), would establish a new Federal grant program for residential housing construction programs at technical schools and community colleges. According to the National Association of Home Builders, the residential housing industry faces a shortage of between 200,000 and 400,000 construction workers in any given month. “Georgia families urgently need more affordable housing. I am working with Republicans and Democrats to pass this legislation to create good-paying jobs and help build more homes across our state,” Sen. Ossoff said. Sen. Ossoff continues working to lower housing prices for Georgia families. In March, Sen. Ossoff helped pass the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act , aimed at making housing more affordable in Georgia and across the Nation. In 2026, Sen. Ossoff delivered $1,005,000 in Federal resources to Habitat for Humanity of Hall County to support efforts to build a new home development in the City of Gainesville, and delivered $1,312,000 to the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners, which plans to work alongside Habitat for Humanity Milledgeville-Baldwin County, to build new affordable housing units in Baldwin County. Last August, Sen. Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to require a Federal watchdog investigation into the housing affordability crisis and to help ID solutions. In 2025, Sen. Ossoff launched an investigation into large, out-of-state companies purchasing single-family homes across the State of Georgia, raising prices for families and reducing the supply of family homes available for purchase. Also in 2025, Sens. Ossoff and Ashley Moody (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act of 2025 , which would establish a new home loan program under the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to help law enforcement, fire fighters, medical first responders, and teachers buy homes in the communities they serve. In 2024, Sen. Ossoff introduced the Access to Homeownership Act to require landlords that receive financing through the Federal government, including through Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, for multifamily properties like apartment buildings to offer tenants the ability to have their on-time rental payments reported to credit bureaus. Click here to read the CONSTRUCTS Act of 2025. # # # Prev Previous Sen. Ossoff Delivering Nearly $50 Million to Upgrade Robins Air Force Base