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HR 3963 115th Congress House

Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act

Official title: To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the employment of veterans in manufacturing positions.

Introduced: October 5, 2017 Introduced by: DelBene, Suzan K. Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Employment and training programsManufacturingPublic-private cooperationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 5, 2017
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 Latest action October 5, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act

This bill directs the Department of Labor, as part of the Veteran's Workforce Investment Program, to carry out a five-year Veterans Manufacturing Employment Program to award competitive grants to three states for the establishment and administration of a State Manufacturing Employment Program to make grants to manufacturing employers and labor-management organizations that provide training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to eligible veterans.

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  • HR 344 Reintroduction of Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 14
KIND, RON
· Nov 28, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 13, 2017
Ellison, Keith
· Oct 24, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 24, 2017
Perlmutter, Ed
· Oct 24, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 5, 2017
Bustos, Cheri
· Oct 5, 2017
Cicilline, David
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 5, 2017
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Oct 5, 2017
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Oct 5, 2017
Heck, Denny
· Oct 5, 2017
Higgins, Brian
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 5, 2017
LEWIS, JOHN
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 5, 2017
Maloney, Sean
· Oct 5, 2017
NOLAN, RICHARD
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 5, 2017
RYAN, TIM
· Oct 5, 2017
SERRANO, JOSE
· Oct 5, 2017
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Oct 5, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 5, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3963: Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3963/
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"H.R. 3963: Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3963/.
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