HR 2224 · 114th Congress · Labor and Employment

Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-05-01· Sponsored by Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.(2015-11-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to 10 eligible entities (partnerships among a local educational agency (LEA), a community college, and a state apprentice program or a joint-labor management training program) to carry out a program for students to: take science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses and STEM-focused Career and Technical Education courses and other courses during grades 11 and 12 at a secondary school served by the LEA that prepare them for community college; enroll in a course of study related to the manufacturing field at the community college upon graduating from the secondary school; and enroll, for a two-year period, in the state apprenticeship program or the joint-labor management training program upon receiving an associate's degree from the community college.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]MN
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]NY
Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]WA
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]NY
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]CA
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]FL
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]NH
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]MA