To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as 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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on February 5, 2021 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).
91 Cosponsors (81 Democrats, 10 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Scott Applauds Biden Administration for Reversing Wasteful IRAP Executive Order and Supporting Apprenticeship Expansion”
—
Rep. Robert “Bobby” Scott [D-VA3]
(Sponsor)
on Feb 18, 2021
“Courtney Hosts U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro for First Official Visit to General Dynamics Electric Boat”
—
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT2]
(Co-sponsor)
on Aug 30, 2021
“Weekly Update - Week of February 1st, 2021”
—
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY21]
on Feb 8, 2021
History
H.R. 447 (117th) 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. 447. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
How to cite this information.
We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work:
“H.R. 447 — 117th Congress: National Apprenticeship Act of 2021.” www.GovTrack.us. 2021. April 1, 2023 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr447>
- show another citation format:
- APA
- Blue Book
- Wikipedia Template
Where is this information from?
GovTrack automatically collects legislative information from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources. This page is sourced primarily from Congress.gov, the official portal of the United States Congress. Congress.gov is generally updated one day after events occur, and so legislative activity shown here may be one day behind. Data via the congress project.
