HR 6575 · 116th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

National Transit Workforce Training Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-04-21· Sponsored by Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]· 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: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.(2020-04-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Transit Workforce Training Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a national transit frontline workforce training center (targeted to both rural and urban transit systems) and award grants to a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated capacity to develop and provide transit career ladder programs through labor-management partnerships and apprenticeships on a nationwide basis. The center must (1) be dedicated to the needs of the frontline transit workforce through standards-based training in the maintenance and operations occupations, and (2) develop and conduct training and educational programs for frontline local transportation employees engaged in government-aid public transportation work.…

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Cosponsors (9)

4 Democrats5 Republicans