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Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2018

Introduced: June 25, 2018 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 25, 2018
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Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish a pilot grant program to help eligible manufacturers retain retiring employees for up to 90 days for the purpose of transferring job-specific skills to other employees.

What's happening now June 25, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3126: Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3126/
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"S. 3126: Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3126/.
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S. 3126, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3126/.
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