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    <item congress="118" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6042" measure-id="id118hr6042" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2023-10-25" update-date="2024-02-28">
        <title>BUILDS Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr6042v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-02-28">
            <action-date>2023-10-25</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills or the BUILDS Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Labor to award implementation or renewal grants to eligible industry or sector partnerships to achieve certain job training and employment objectives with respect to targeted infrastructure industries (e.g., transportation, construction, energy, information technology, or utilities industries). Partnerships may include representatives of businesses, labor organizations, and education or training institutions. </p> <p>Eligible grant activities include evaluating workforce needs in a local area, developing work-based learning programs, recruiting individuals with barriers to employment for such programs, and providing employment support services.</p>]]></summary-text>
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