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S 3368 110th Congress Senate

SECTORS Act of 2008

Official title: A bill to promote industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2008 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Adult educationAid to dependent childrenCareer educationCash welfare block grants
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Crime and Law EnforcementData banksEconomic developmentEconomics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary educationEmployee trainingFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGrants-in-aidHigher educationJob creationLiteracy programsPrison laborRehabilitation of criminalsScience, Technology, CommunicationsSecondary educationSocial WelfareWages
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Jul 30, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7786-7789)
Jul 30, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7786)
Jul 30, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 30, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7786-7789)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2008 or the SECTORS Act of 2008 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with high road employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms with limited human resources or in-house training capacity, including small- and medium-sized firms; and (4) coordinate with entities that carry out state and local workforce investment, economic development, and education activities.

Requires federal agency coordination with the Secretary in carrying out such program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 26, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3368: SECTORS Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3368/
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"S. 3368: SECTORS Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3368/.
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