HR 6032
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative remedies
Department of Transportation
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Transportation programs funding
Vocational and technical education
Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act
Introduced: February 28, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Transportation Workforce Centers of Excellence Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to designate certain two-year institutions of higher education as Community and Technical College Centers of Excellence in Transportation Workforce Training.
Additionally, DOT must establish a program to award competitive grants to the centers to address education and training related to careers in transportation sectors.
Grants under the program may not exceed $2 million, and the federal share of project costs may not exceed 50%.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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