Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act
Summary
Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award offshore wind career training grants to institutions of higher education or labor organizations to develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs that provide skills necessary for employment in the offshore wind industry.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Last action Apr 20, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William R. Keating
DDemocratic
Co
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
Co
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Pascrell, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
Donald Norcross
DDemocratic
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