3.0.0 338 2023-01-11T13:34:30Z 2023-01-11T13:34:30Z House HR 2017-01-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUSH:H.R. 338.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H183]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-13T16:43:07Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Discharged from 2017-06-07T21:05:25Z Referred to 2017-01-25T14:28:02Z Reported by 2017-06-12T19:10:41Z Markup by 2017-06-07T13:29:34Z Referred to 2017-01-05T15:05:25Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-05T15:05:20Z H. Rept. 115-168 2017-06-13 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-06-12 16:44:56 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-06-12 16:44:54 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4831-4832) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-06-12 16:44:54 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4831-4832) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-12 16:26:59 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 338. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-06-12 16:26:58 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4831-4834) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-06-12 16:26:50 Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-06-12 Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-168, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-06-12 Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-168, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-06-07 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Energy Discharged. Committee 2017-06-07 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2017-06-07 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-01-25 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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Butterfield D NC 1 2017-06-06 False 2017-06-13T14:36:56Z H.R. 338, a bill to promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52802 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 7, 2017 Labor and Employment Alternative and renewable resources Chemistry Coal Electric power generation and transmission Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Government information and archives Manufacturing Minority education Minority employment Nuclear power Oil and gas Pipelines Student aid and college costs Unemployment Labor and Employment 00 2017-01-05 Introduced in House 2017-04-03T16:14:40Z This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in awarding grants, to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing jobs, including by encouraging state and local education agencies to equip students for those jobs and strengthening DOE programs and labs carrying out workforce development initiatives.

DOE must prioritize educating and training workers from underrepresented groups such as minorities, women, and veterans.DOE may encourage, but not incentivize or require, any state or school district to adopt a curriculum to equip students with the skills and training necessary to fill employment opportunities in the energy and manufacturing industries.

DOE must establish a clearinghouse for information and guidance on job training and other workforce development programs.Additionally, DOE must work with the energy and manufacturing industries, educational institutions, and other governmental agencies to identify areas of workforce need and develop guidelines to implement the best practices for effective job training programs.

The bill requires DOE to consider increasing outreach to institutions that serve minority populations.DOE must also give special consideration to dislocated energy and manufacturing workers.

The bill does not authorize additional funding to carry out its requirements or authorize the creation of a new workforce development program.

]]> 81 2017-06-12 Passed House without amendment 2017-08-14T20:24:59Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in awarding grants, to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing jobs, including by encouraging state and local education agencies to equip students for those jobs and strengthening DOE programs and labs carrying out workforce development initiatives. DOE must prioritize educating and training workers from underrepresented groups such as minorities, women, and veterans. DOE may encourage, but not incentivize, require, or coerce any state or school district to adopt a curriculum to equip students with the skills and training necessary to fill employment opportunities in the energy and manufacturing industries.

In addition, DOE is directed to:

  • establish a clearinghouse for information and guidance on job training and other workforce development programs for energy and manufacturing jobs; and
  • work with the energy and manufacturing industries, educational institutions, and other government agencies to identify areas of workforce need and develop guidelines to implement the best practices for effective job training programs.

The bill requires DOE to consider increasing outreach to institutions that serve minority populations. The Minorities in Energy Initiative provides for DOE to:

  • make existing resources available to minority serving institutions with the objective of increasing the number of minorities and women trained to work in the energy and manufacturing industries;
  • encourage the energy and manufacturing industries to improve the amount of internships and cooperative work study programs available for minority students; and
  • increase underrepresented groups' participation in internships, fellowships, and employment at DOE laboratories.

DOE must give special consideration to dislocated energy and manufacturing workers by:

  • increasing outreach to employers and job trainers who train unemployed energy and manufacturing workers for re-entry into the job market,
  • making existing resources available to institutions that provide job training to unemployed energy and manufacturing workers,
  • encouraging the energy and manufacturing industries to improve opportunities for energy and manufacturing workers to participate in career pathway programs, and
  • working with the energy and manufacturing industries to identify energy and manufacturing operations scheduled for closure and provide early intervention assistance to affected workers through partnerships with state and local workforce boards.

This bill does not authorize the creation of a new workforce development program.

(Sec. 2) DOE is required to submit a report to Congress, within five years, on the national outlook for the energy and manufacturing industries. The report must include a summary of energy and manufacturing jobs that have been created by this bill. In addition, the report must contain the:

  • number of workforce training program participants served,
  • percentage of workforce training program participants in competitive employment,
  • median income of workforce training program participants, and
  • percentage of workforce training program participants receiving industry-recognized credentials.

(Sec. 3) This bill does not authorize additional funding to carry out its requirements.

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