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H.R. 5291 115th Congress House

Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

Official title: To establish an offshore wind career training grant program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2018 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Alternative and renewable resourcesCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentEconomic developmentEducation programs funding
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Employment and training programsHigher educationNational Guard and reservesUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical educationYouth employment and child labor
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 28, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 14, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2018

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award offshore wind career training grants to eligible entities (i.e., institutions of higher education or labor organizations) to develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs that provide skills that are useful for employment in the offshore wind industry.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 26, 2018
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 25, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Apr 10, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 10, 2018
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5291: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5291/
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"H.R. 5291: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5291/.
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H.R. 5291, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5291/.
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