3.0.0 330 2023-01-11T13:15:53Z 2023-01-11T13:15:53Z House H HR 2009-01-08 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-08T15:09:49Z 2009-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 N K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2009-06-12 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2009-06-18 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2009-06-18 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2009-06-24 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-07-20 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-09-08 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2009-09-16 False W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2009-09-16 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2009-09-29 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2009-10-08 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2009-11-18 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2010-09-14 False Labor and Employment Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Child care and development Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Ecology Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Mental health Motor vehicles Poverty and welfare assistance Public transit Public-private cooperation Residential rehabilitation and home repair Small business Unemployment Urban and suburban affairs and development Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Labor and Employment 00 2009-01-08 Introduced in House 2009-02-05T19:56:25Z Metro Economies Green Act or MEGA - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a metro area green zone grant program to make grants to local government units to support and establish green job programs that: (1) target low-income, difficult-to-employ, and formerly incarcerated persons; and (2) involve local business, academia, trade associations, nonprofits, and other stakeholders in energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation.

Authorizes the Secretary also to establish competitive programs to make grants to local government units to support and establish: (1) a similar mini-metro green program that engages smaller communities in green economic and workforce development; and (2) an alternative green academies program that provides green job training, employment opportunities, and other life skills to high school dropouts, formerly incarcerated youth, and individuals unable to attend traditional institutions of higher education.

Directs the Secretary to select one unit of general local government or nonprofit organization designated by such a unit to establish and operate a Metro Area Green Institute to serve as a national resource center to support municipally based, green economic and workforce development efforts.

]]> MEGA Display Title MEGA Official Title as Introduced To establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation, and to establish the Metro Area Green Institute to produce and disseminate best practice information to economic and workforce development initiatives undertaken by metropolitan communities nationally. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced MEGA Short Titles as Introduced Metro Economies Green Act Introduced in House 2009-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr330ih/xml/BILLS-111hr330ih.xml 2009-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.