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GROWTH Act

USA116th CongressS-2620| Senate 
| Updated: 10/17/2019
James M. Inhofe

James M. Inhofe

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (1)
Martin Heinrich (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Generating Real Opportunities for Workforce Training and Hiring Act or the GROWTH Act This bill sets forth provisions to promote career and technical education and establish highway construction workforce development initiatives. Specifically the bill expands tax-exempt tuition programs (529 plans) to allow plans to pay transportation costs for attendance at workforce training programs and to repay student loan amounts, directs the Department of Transportation to make grants to establish highway construction workforce initiatives to attract, train, and place workers into highway construction careers, extends and expands the program for reimbursement of military spouses for professional relicensing costs due to a permanent change in duty station, and includes workforce development as an objective of the loan guaranty program of the Small Business Administration.
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Timeline
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 21, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4760
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • October 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 21, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4760
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4760: GROWTH Act
Educational guidanceElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationLicensing and registrationsMedical educationMilitary personnel and dependentsRoads and highwaysSmall businessStudent aid and college costsTransportation costsTransportation employeesVocational and technical education

GROWTH Act

USA116th CongressS-2620| Senate 
| Updated: 10/17/2019
Generating Real Opportunities for Workforce Training and Hiring Act or the GROWTH Act This bill sets forth provisions to promote career and technical education and establish highway construction workforce development initiatives. Specifically the bill expands tax-exempt tuition programs (529 plans) to allow plans to pay transportation costs for attendance at workforce training programs and to repay student loan amounts, directs the Department of Transportation to make grants to establish highway construction workforce initiatives to attract, train, and place workers into highway construction careers, extends and expands the program for reimbursement of military spouses for professional relicensing costs due to a permanent change in duty station, and includes workforce development as an objective of the loan guaranty program of the Small Business Administration.
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Timeline
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 21, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4760
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • October 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • October 21, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4760
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
James M. Inhofe

James M. Inhofe

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (1)
Martin Heinrich (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4760: GROWTH Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Educational guidanceElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationLicensing and registrationsMedical educationMilitary personnel and dependentsRoads and highwaysSmall businessStudent aid and college costsTransportation costsTransportation employeesVocational and technical education