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To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to train individuals for employment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries.

USA115th CongressHR-2726| House 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Raul Ruiz

Raul Ruiz

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (2)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Renewable Energy Jobs Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, specifically: the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry; the renewable electric power industry, including the wind, solar, and geothermal energy industries; or the energy efficiency assessment industry that serves the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors. Labor must also award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity, which is the amount of wind, solar, and geothermal power generation installed in a state.
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May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Labor and Employment

Alternative and renewable resourcesBuilding constructionElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental technologyResidential rehabilitation and home repairVocational and technical educationWages and earnings

To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to train individuals for employment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries.

USA115th CongressHR-2726| House 
| Updated: 5/25/2017
Renewable Energy Jobs Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, specifically: the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry; the renewable electric power industry, including the wind, solar, and geothermal energy industries; or the energy efficiency assessment industry that serves the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors. Labor must also award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity, which is the amount of wind, solar, and geothermal power generation installed in a state.
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Timeline
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • May 25, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 25, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Raul Ruiz

Raul Ruiz

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (2)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative and renewable resourcesBuilding constructionElectric power generation and transmissionEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental technologyResidential rehabilitation and home repairVocational and technical educationWages and earnings