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A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement.

USA115th CongressS-1599| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2017
Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

Democratic Senator

Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
Rob Portman (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills or the BUILDS Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award implementation or renewal grants, for up to three years and on a competitive basis, to eligible industry or sector partnerships to achieve certain strategic objectives with respect to targeted infrastructure industries (e.g., transportation, construction, energy, information technology, or utilities industries). Such strategic objectives must include: recruiting key stakeholders in the targeted infrastructure industries; identifying the training needs of multiple businesses in such industries; facilitating actions that lead to economies of scale by aggregating multiple businesses' training and education needs; helping grant recipients who provide career and technical education and training in aligning curricula, entrance requirements, and programs to the targeted infrastructure's needs and required credentials; providing information on grant activities to state agencies to enable them to inform unemployment compensation recipients of employment and training opportunities; and helping partner businesses to attract potential workers from a diverse jobseeker base.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4117-4118)
Apr 5, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4942
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
  • July 20, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4117-4118)


  • April 5, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4942
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6623: To advance STEM education, provide for improved worker, training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4942: To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement.
Educational guidanceEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsFood assistance and reliefHigher educationInfrastructure developmentPoverty and welfare assistancePublic-private cooperationTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education

A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement.

USA115th CongressS-1599| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2017
Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills or the BUILDS Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award implementation or renewal grants, for up to three years and on a competitive basis, to eligible industry or sector partnerships to achieve certain strategic objectives with respect to targeted infrastructure industries (e.g., transportation, construction, energy, information technology, or utilities industries). Such strategic objectives must include: recruiting key stakeholders in the targeted infrastructure industries; identifying the training needs of multiple businesses in such industries; facilitating actions that lead to economies of scale by aggregating multiple businesses' training and education needs; helping grant recipients who provide career and technical education and training in aligning curricula, entrance requirements, and programs to the targeted infrastructure's needs and required credentials; providing information on grant activities to state agencies to enable them to inform unemployment compensation recipients of employment and training opportunities; and helping partner businesses to attract potential workers from a diverse jobseeker base.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4117-4118)
Apr 5, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4942
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
  • July 20, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4117-4118)


  • April 5, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4942
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

Democratic Senator

Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
Rob Portman (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6623: To advance STEM education, provide for improved worker, training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4942: To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Educational guidanceEducation programs fundingEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsFood assistance and reliefHigher educationInfrastructure developmentPoverty and welfare assistancePublic-private cooperationTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education