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H.R. 3614 118th Congress House

American Offshore Wind Opportunity Act

Official title: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on offshore wind development vessels, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2023 Introduced by: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Energy Alternative and renewable resourcesCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programs
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
May 23, 2023
Introduced in House
May 23, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
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 Latest action June 9, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Offshore Wind Opportunity Act

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study analyzing the policy and regulatory options that could be adopted to  increase the roles of U.S. vessels and mariners in offshore wind turbine installation to meet the goal of developing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030.

The bill requires the study to assess the number of workers needed to crew offshore vessels, the number of workers needed for related jobs (e.g., manufacturing and operating offshore wind projects), the skills required for such employment, and the gaps in the availability of registered apprenticeship programs.

The study must also assess the capacity of U.S. shipyards to build wind turbine installation vessels and consider the investments that would best promote the use of a U.S. manufactured fleet of offshore wind vessels. 

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · May 23, 2023
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 23, 2023
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · May 23, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3614: American Offshore Wind Opportunity Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3614/
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"H.R. 3614: American Offshore Wind Opportunity Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3614/.
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H.R. 3614, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3614/.
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