Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2393
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-07-31 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Air quality
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Department of Energy
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Labor-management relations
Minority education
Minority employment
Motor fuels
Science and engineering education
Unemployment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: 

Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a comprehensive nationwide program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs.
 
DOE must provide grants to certain businesses or labor management organizations to pay the wages of employees when they are receiving training for jobs in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, or grid modernization sectors.

action_date: 2019-12-18
text: 

Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a comprehensive nationwide program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries with existing or expected worker shortages. Emphasis shall be placed on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs.
 
DOE must establish an online resource center 
 
 
to maintain and update information and resources on training programs for such jobs; and
 
as a resource for specified agencies, organizations, and apprenticeship programs working to develop and implement training programs for the jobs.
 
 
The Department of Labor must provide grants to certain businesses or labor management organizations to pay the wages of employees when they are receiving training for jobs in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, grid modernization sectors or for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-208.
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-208.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-335.
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Introduced in Senate