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HR 996 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Advisory bodies Education programs funding Employment and training programs Higher education Manufacturing Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Vocational and technical education

STEP for Veterans Act

Introduced: February 9, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Service, Training, Education, and Preparation for Veterans Act or the STEP for Veterans Act

This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to community colleges to: (1) analyze the demand for additional trained employees in their locality and the skills possessed by veterans who receive federal educational assistance and seek local employment; (2) carry out an existing, or implement a new, certificate or degree program that provides those veterans with training that addresses local demand for trained employees; and (3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board to provide guidance to the training program and assist trained veterans in their pursuit of local employment.

The advisory board shall be composed of local business representatives and an employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What's happening now March 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 8, 2017
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