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Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

Introduced: June 10, 2019 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jun 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 10, 2019
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Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Energy to award offshore wind career training grants to institutions of higher education or labor organizations to develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs that provide individuals currently enrolled in those programs with skills necessary for employment in the offshore wind industry.

What's happening now June 10, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3068 Related bill Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 15, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 11, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1769: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1769/
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"S. 1769: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1769/.
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S. 1769, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1769/.
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