H.R. 998
117th Congress
House
Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act
Official title: To establish an offshore wind career training grant program, and for other purposes.
Labor and Employment
Alternative and renewable resourcesCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentEconomic developmentEducation programs funding
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Employment and training programsHigher educationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesNational Guard and reservesNuclear powerOil and gasUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVocational and technical educationYouth employment and child labor
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior 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 skills necessary for employment in the offshore wind industry.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
27
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Auchincloss, Jake
D
Himes, James A.
D
Levin, Mike
Luria, Elaine
Pascrell, Bill
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Soto, Darren
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Carbajal, Salud O.
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Clark, Katherine M.
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Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Huffman, Jared
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Khanna, Ro
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Kim, Andy
Kuster, Ann
Lowenthal, Alan
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
McEachin, A.
McNerney, Jerry
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Neal, Richard E.
D
Norcross, Donald
D
Pappas, Chris
D
Pingree, Chellie
Sires, Albio
D
Tlaib, Rashida
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Tonko, Paul
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Trahan, Lori
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 998: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-998/
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