A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in energy- and manufacturing-related fields, and for other purposes.
Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAlternative and renewable resourcesChemistryCoalEducation of the disadvantagedElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationGovernment information and archivesHigher educationLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMinority educationMinority employmentNuclear powerOil and gasPipelinesPublic utilities and utility ratesScience and engineering educationUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWomen's educationWomen's employment
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs to increase the number of skilled workers trained to work in energy- and manufacturing-related fields, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-895| Senate
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAlternative and renewable resourcesChemistryCoalEducation of the disadvantagedElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationGovernment information and archivesHigher educationLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMinority educationMinority employmentNuclear powerOil and gasPipelinesPublic utilities and utility ratesScience and engineering educationUnemploymentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWomen's educationWomen's employment