HR 1315 · 116th Congress · Energy

Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-02-22· Sponsored by Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.(2019-07-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes and modifies the Department of Energy's Office of Minority Economic Impact. The bill (1) renames the office as the Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment; and (2) directs the office to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs. The office must provide grants to certain businesses to pay the wages of employees when they are receiving training for jobs in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, or grid modernization sectors.…

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H.R. 1315, Blue Collar and Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019

Sep 9, 2019

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2019

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Cosponsors (5)

5 Democrats