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HR 4061 116th Congress House

Blue Collar and Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide, energy-related industries jobs program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries in order to increase the number of skilled workers trained for such jobs.

DOE, in collaboration with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, and energy-related industries, shall establish a clearinghouse to, among other things, develop resources training programs for jobs in energy-related industries and act as a resource for educational institutions and covered organizations and programs that would like to develop and implement training programs for such jobs.

In carrying out the program, DOE, in collaboration with the Department of Education, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Labor, and the National Science Foundation, shall develop voluntary guidelines or best practices for educational institutions to help provide students with the skills necessary for jobs in energy-related industries,

DOE shall establish and carry out a program to provide grants to eligible entities ( i.e., certain businesses, labor organizations, nonprofit organizations, or qualified youth or conservation corps) to pay the eligible wages or stipends for individuals receiving training to work for an eligible business ( i.e., businesses that provide services related to renewable electric energy generation and energy efficiency).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Sep 11, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 25, 2019
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jul 25, 2019
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Jul 25, 2019
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