HR 4932
113th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Computers and information technology
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings
Increasing Technology Skills Act of 2014
Introduced: June 20, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jun 20, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 20, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Increasing Technology Skills Act of 2014 - Establishes in the Department of Labor the Information Technology Certification Fund.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a work opportunity tax credit for any employer who hires a certified information technology certification program graduate.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to states through state boards for the payment of costs of qualified individuals to participate in the program.
Directs the Secretary to create an introductory program for use in one-stop centers to provide background information via the Internet to participants on information technology certification programs.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1