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H.R. 8294 (116th): National Apprenticeship Act of 2020

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To amend the National Apprenticeship Act and expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship registered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Susan Davis

Sponsor. Representative for California's 53rd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Nov 30, 2020
Length: 165 pages
Introduced
Sep 17, 2020
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on November 20, 2020 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).

Cosponsors

44 Cosponsors (44 Democrats)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Rep. Fudge Supports Passage of National Apprenticeship Act”
    — Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH11, 2008-2021] (Co-sponsor) on Nov 20, 2020

“Vote Note H.R. 8294 National Apprenticeship Act”
    — Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA5] on Nov 20, 2020

“Griffith Statement on H.R. 8294”
    — Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA9] on Nov 20, 2020

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates H.R. 8294 will add $3.1 billion in new spending through 2025.

History

Sep 17, 2020
 
Introduced

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Sep 24, 2020
 
Ordered Reported

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Nov 9, 2020
 
Reported by House Committee on Education and Labor

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Nov 10, 2020
 
Text Published

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Nov 20, 2020
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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H.R. 8294 (116th) 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. 8294. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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