Green Jobs Improvement Act
Latest action · May 21, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Green Jobs Improvement Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to make nonunion training programs eligible for federal funding under the energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program (Green Jobs program). Applies certain worker protections and nondiscrimination requirements to such programs.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2009 to Jul 29, 2010; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Apr 22, 2009 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | May 6, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Jul 29, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2009 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2009 | |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- May 21, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Apr 22, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-44 | STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF AMERICAN WORKERS69 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Feb 3, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-813 | EMPOWERING WORKERS TO REBUILD AMERICA'S ECONOMY AND LONGER-TERM COMPETITIVENESS: GREEN SKILLS TRAINING FOR WORKERS99 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Apr 21, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1238 | Green Jobs Improvement Act | Related bill | Jun 11, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the "Green Jobs" program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Green Jobs Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
