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Senate Bill 2659
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 22, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Oct 22, 2019
Latest Action
Oct 22, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2659
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Democrat
Doug Jones
Alabama
Democrat
Dianne Feinstein
California
Democrat
Catherine Cortez Masto
Nevada
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2019

This bill (1) directs the Government Accountability Office to study the barriers to providing, and opportunities for improving, training for workers in industries that have, or are likely to have, high rates of job loss due to automation; (2) directs the Department of Labor to award grants to eligible partnerships to support demonstration and pilot projects relating to the training needs of workers who are, or are likely to become, dislocated workers as a result of automation; (3) expands training programs for such workers, including activities that prepare the individuals for occupations in the technology sector; (4) authorizes the award of national dislocated worker grants to provide employment and training assistance to workers affected by advances in automation technology; and (5) expands funding for national dislocated worker grants.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
October 22, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Oct 22, 2019
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 4788
Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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CRS
Actions (2)
10/22/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5968-5970)
10/22/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:17:48 AM
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