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HR 1005 114th Congress House Labor and Employment Alternative and renewable resources Building construction Electric power generation and transmission Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Residential rehabilitation and home repair Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings

Renewable Energy Jobs Act

Introduced: February 13, 2015 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Feb 13, 2015
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Renewable Energy Jobs Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, specifically:

  • the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry;
  • the renewable electric power industry, including the wind, solar, and geothermal energy industries; or
  • the energy efficiency assessment industry that serves the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors.

Labor must also award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity, which is the amount of wind, solar, and geothermal power generation installed in a state.

What's happening now April 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 25, 2016
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 8, 2016
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 13, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1005: Renewable Energy Jobs Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1005/
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"H.R. 1005: Renewable Energy Jobs Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1005/.
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