HR 8977
116th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Civil actions and liability
Commuting
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Industrial policy and productivity
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Workers' Right to Training Act
Introduced: December 16, 2020
Introduced by:
Dingell, Debbie
Democratic
· Michigan
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Workers' Right to Training Act
This bill requires employers implementing new technology that is expected to result in the loss of, or changes to, employment positions to notify affected employees about the new technology, negotiate with affected employees about how the new technology can incorporate their skills and roles, and provide affected employees with relevant on-the-job training.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1