House Bill 5291
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 14, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5291
Congress
115
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 eligible entities (i.e., institutions of higher education or labor organizations) to develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs that provide skills that are useful for employment in the offshore wind industry.
March 14, 2018
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06/26/2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
03/28/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
03/14/2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
03/14/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
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