3.0.0 156 2023-03-08T19:58:48Z 2023-03-08T19:58:48Z House HR 2021-01-04 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 2 (Monday, January 4, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUSH:H.R. 156.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H55]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-03T00:40:08Z Referred to 2021-01-04T15:15:50Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-01-04T15:15:45Z CLEAN Future Act 117 1512 HR 2022-06-30 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2021-02-02 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2021-01-04 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-01-04 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 N Labor and Employment Advanced technology and technological innovations Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Education programs funding Electric power generation and transmission Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Government information and archives Higher education Manufacturing Metals Minority employment Motor fuels Motor vehicles Nuclear power Oil and gas Public utilities and utility rates Science and engineering education Unemployment Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Labor and Employment 00 2021-01-04 Introduced in House 2021-05-27T19:34:29Z Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2021

This bill reauthorizes and modifies the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Minority Economic Impact.

Specifically, the bill (1) renames the office as the Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment; and (2) directs the office to establish and carry out a comprehensive nationwide program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented communities trained to work in those jobs.

DOE, in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of the Census, and energy-related industries, shall establish a clearinghouse to develop resources training programs for jobs in energy-related industries and act as a resource for educational institutions and covered organizations and programs that seek to develop and implement training programs for such jobs.

In carrying out the program, DOE, in collaboration with the Department of Education, Commerce, the Department of Labor, and the National Science Foundation, shall develop voluntary guidelines or best practices for educational institutions to help provide students with the skills necessary for jobs in energy-related industries.

The office shall establish and carry out a program to provide grants to certain businesses, labor organizations, nonprofit organizations, or qualified youth or conservation corps to pay the eligible wages or stipends for individuals receiving training to work for businesses that provide services related to renewable electric energy generation and energy efficiency.

]]> Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2021 Display Title Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend title II of the Department of Energy Organization Act to reauthorize an office within the Department of Energy, to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide energy-related industries jobs program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr156ih/xml/BILLS-117hr156ih.xml 2021-02-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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.