S. 1739 116th Congress Senate

Department of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act

Official title: A bill 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: Tammy Duckworth Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversightDepartment of EnergyEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programs

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Energy researchGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyHigher educationIntergovernmental relationsLicensing and registrationsNuclear weaponsPublic-private cooperationScience and engineering educationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical education

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Jan 15, 2020

By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-205.

Dec 17, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

Dec 17, 2019

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. Without written report.

Nov 19, 2019

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Sep 11, 2019

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-335.

Jun 5, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Jun 5, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action January 15, 2020

By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-205.

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.

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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Energy Subcommittee
Senate · subcommittee of Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Cosponsors 1

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Jun 5, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1739: Department of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1739/

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