About the bill
H.R. 338 requires the Secretary of Energy to prioritize education and training for manufacturing and energy-related jobs (both renewable and nonrenewable) in order to increase the number of skilled workers by:
- Encouraging schools to equip students with the necessary skills and technical expertise;
- Increasing outreach to minority serving institutions and displaced and unemployed energy and manufacturing workers;
- Establishing a clearinghouse to maintain and update information and resources on training and workforce development programs for energy and manufacturing-related jobs; and
- Encouraging collaboration between schools, workforce-training organizations and federal agencies.
Additionally, the Secretary shall report to Congress five years after the enactment date on the outlook of energy and manufacturing sectors and provide a summary of job creation as a result of this legislation.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on June 12, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
5 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rush Delivers Remarks at Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Energy Summit”
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Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL1]
(Sponsor)
on Mar 14, 2018
“Hudson's Bipartisan Jobs Bill Passes House”
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Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC8]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 12, 2017
“the week ahead: highlights for the week of june 12, 2017”
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Rep. David Young [R-IA3, 2015-2018]
on Jun 12, 2017
History
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Feb 29, 2016
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jan 5, 2017
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Introduced
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Jun 7, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 12, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 12, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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H.R. 338 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 338. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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