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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="7145" measure-id="id117hr7145" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2022-03-17" update-date="2022-11-07">
        <title>ASSET Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr7145v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-11-07">
            <action-date>2022-03-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
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     <p><b>Apprenticeship Support for Small Employers and Teams Act or the ASSET Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to certain eligible entities to encourage employer participation in apprenticeship programs. Entities that receive funding under this bill must use the funds to encourage participation of small- and medium-sized businesses in apprenticeship programs.</p>
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