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Green Jobs Act of 2007

Introduced: June 25, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Jul 27, 2007
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 167.
Jul 27, 2007
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-262.
Jun 27, 2007
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 18.
Jun 27, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 25, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Green Jobs Act of 2007 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to: (1) establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program that targets certain persons (including individuals in need of updated training related to the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries, veterans, unemployed workers, and at-risk youth) and sectors of the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries; and (2) establish a national research program to collect and analyze labor market data to track workforce trends resulting from energy-related initiatives under this Act.

Directs the Secretary to award: (1) National Energy Training Partnerships Grants on a competitive basis to nonprofit partnerships to carry out training programs that lead to economic self-sufficiency and develop an energy efficiency and renewable energy industries workforce; (2) grants to states to administer, in coordination with a one-stop delivery system, labor market and labor exchange programs that include funding to state agencies to identify job openings, administer skill and aptitude testing, and provide counseling and case management services; (3) energy training partnership program grants to states to administer renewable energy and energy efficiency workforce development programs; and (4) at least 10 Pathways Out of Poverty Demonstration Program competitive grants to community based nonprofit organizations to carry out training that leads to impoverished families gaining economic self-sufficiency.

Applies certain worker protection and nondiscrimination requirements to the programs carried out in this Act.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the training program established by this Act.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now September 11, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1