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Department of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act

Introduced: June 5, 2019 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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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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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.

What's happening now January 15, 2020

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

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