Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019
United States116th CongressHR-1315House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 17, 2019
Summary
Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes and modifies the Department of Energy's Office of Minority Economic Impact. The bill (1) renames the office as the Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment; and (2) directs the office to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs. The office must provide grants to certain businesses to pay the wages of employees when they are receiving training for jobs in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, or grid modernization sectors.
Bill texts
All available records shown.
Timeline
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
House of Representatives
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives