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S 2966 117th Congress Senate Labor and Employment

American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021

Introduced: October 7, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Oct 7, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 7, 2021
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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 October 7, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5821 Identical bill American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 21, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 21, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 21, 2021
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Padilla, Alex
California · Oct 21, 2021
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 7, 2021
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Oct 7, 2021
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Oct 7, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Oct 7, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Oct 7, 2021
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Oct 7, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2966: American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2966/
MLA
"S. 2966: American Energy Worker Opportunity Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2966/.
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S. 2966, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2966/.
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