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HR 2026 111th Congress House

Green Jobs Improvement Act

Official title: To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the "Green Jobs" program.

Introduced: June 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Alternative and renewable resourcesEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental technology
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Apr 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 22, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Green Jobs Improvement Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to make nonunion training programs eligible for federal funding under the energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program (Green Jobs program). Applies certain worker protections and nondiscrimination requirements to such programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1238 Related bill Green Jobs Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 14, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jul 7, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 24, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 22, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Apr 22, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 22, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 22, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 22, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2026: Green Jobs Improvement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2026/
MLA
"H.R. 2026: Green Jobs Improvement Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2026/.
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H.R. 2026, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2026/.
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[H.R. 2026: Green Jobs Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2026/)
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