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H.R. 3135 116th Congress House

Department of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act

Official title: To enable projects that will aid in the development and delivery of related instruction associated with apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs that are … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To enable projects that will aid in the development and delivery of related instruction associated with apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs that are focused on serving the skilled technical workforce at the National Laboratories and certain facilities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 5, 2019 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversightDepartment of EnergyEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programs
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Latest action June 5, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act

This bill establishes the Department of Energy National Lab Jobs ACCESS Program to provide grants for technical, skills-based preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs that provide employer-driven or recognized postsecondary credentials during the five-year grant period.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1739 Identical bill Department of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act
  • HR 2500 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jun 20, 2019
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jun 5, 2019
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 5, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Jun 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3135: Department of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3135/
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"H.R. 3135: Department of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3135/.
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