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<item congress="115" measure-type="s" measure-number="945" measure-id="id115s945" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2017-04-26" update-date="2017-09-26">
<title>New HOPE Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id115s945v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2017-09-26">
<action-date>2017-04-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act or the New HOPE Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state leadership activities funded by the Act to include consulting and coordinating with other state agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimination of licenses or certifications that pose an unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and provide limited consumer protection.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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