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S 1238 111th Congress Senate

Green Jobs Improvement Act

Official title: A bill 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 11, 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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Jun 11, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 11, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 11, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 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
  • HR 2026 Related bill Green Jobs Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
Burr, Richard
· Jun 11, 2009
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 11, 2009
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jun 11, 2009
Vitter, David
· Jun 11, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1238: Green Jobs Improvement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1238/
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"S. 1238: Green Jobs Improvement Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1238/.
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S. 1238, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1238/.
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