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HR 5821 117th Congress House Labor and Employment

American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021

Introduced: November 2, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Nov 2, 2021
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.
Nov 2, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021

This bill establishes the Office of American Energy Workers in the Department of the Treasury to provide displaced coal workers with wage replacement, health care premiums, retirement savings contributions, and educational assistance. The bill also provides educational assistance for the children of displaced coal workers and provides an incentive for clean energy employers to hire displaced coal workers.

What's happening now November 2, 2021

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2966 Identical bill American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 2, 2021
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 2, 2021
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 2, 2021
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Nov 2, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 2, 2021
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 2, 2021
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 2, 2021
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Garamendi, John
California · Nov 2, 2021
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 2, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Nov 2, 2021
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 2, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Nov 2, 2021
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 2, 2021
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 2, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5821: American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5821/
MLA
"H.R. 5821: American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5821/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5821, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5821/.
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[H.R. 5821: American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5821/)
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