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S 3802 115th Congress Senate Labor and Employment

EARNS Act

Introduced: December 20, 2018 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Dec 20, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 20, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act or the EARNS Act

This bill (1) establishes in the Department of Labor an Office of Apprenticeship and a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships, (2) provides for federal recognition of state apprenticeship agencies, (3) establishes a process and standards for the national apprenticeship system, (4) directs Labor to provide for evaluations of programs and activities and research on best practices in covered apprenticeship programs, and (5) sets up a grant program to modernize and expand apprenticeship programs.

What's happening now December 20, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3802: EARNS Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3802/
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"S. 3802: EARNS Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3802/.
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