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HR 3258 114th Congress House

WORC Grant Program Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish a scholarship program for dislocated workers or unemployed individuals transitioning into manufacturing employment.

Introduced: July 28, 2015 Introduced by: Norcross, Donald Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment and training programsManufacturingStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education
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Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jul 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workers Opportunity and Retraining Competitive Grant Program Act of 2015 or the WORC Grant Program Act of 2015

Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to establish a manufacturing worker scholarship program to award competitive grants to states to provide scholarships of up to $2,000 per year (not to exceed two years) to dislocated workers or unemployed individuals through state and local boards to support their transition into manufacturing positions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 10, 2015
FARR, SAM
· Sep 9, 2015
RUSH, BOBBY
· Sep 9, 2015
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 31, 2015
Bustos, Cheri
· Jul 28, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 28, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3258: WORC Grant Program Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3258/
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"H.R. 3258: WORC Grant Program Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3258/.
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H.R. 3258, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3258/.
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