SECTORS Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 1, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4192-4195)
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 1, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2009 or the SECTORS Act of 2009 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms with limited human resources or in-house training capacity, including small- and medium-sized firms; and (4) coordinate with entities that carry out state and local workforce investment, education, and economic development activities.
Requires federal agency coordination with the Secretary in carrying out such program.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2009 to May 10, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Apr 1, 2009 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 1, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | May 10, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Apr 1, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4191-4192)
- Apr 1, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4192-4195)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7773 | Sherrod Brown D-OH | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4285 | Olympia J. Snowe R-ME | Apr 2, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4191–S4195Text printed S4192–S4195 | Olympia J. Snowe R-ME, Sherrod Brown D-OH (text) | Apr 1, 2009 |
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 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-1047 | A STRONGER WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEM FOR A STRONGER ECONOMY100 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Feb 24, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1855 | SECTORS Act of 2010 | Related bill | Jul 20, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to promote industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SECTORS Act of 2009
- Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2009Introduced in Senate
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.
