HRES 159
115th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Conflicts and wars
Disability and paralysis
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Minority and disadvantaged businesses
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Small business
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Women in business
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates.
Introduced: February 28, 2017
Introduced by:
Meeks, Gregory W.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills enacted during the 115th Congress should include: (1) investments in workforce development programs to recruit and train unemployed veterans that have served in a conflict since September 11, 2001, and individuals from communities with high unemployment rates; and (2) outreach efforts geared toward underrepresented contractors, including minority- and women-owned businesses, veteran owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran owned small businesses, and offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
7
- Aviation Subcommittee
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Highways and Transit Subcommittee
- Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Cosponsors
1