House Bill 998
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 11, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
998
Congress
117
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
February 11, 2021
04/20/2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
04/19/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
02/11/2021
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.
02/11/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
May 11, 2023 3:45:15 PM