PACE Act
Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Apprenticeships for Credentials and Employment Act or the PACE Act - Establishes the Office of Apprenticeship in the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, to be headed by the Administrator of the Office of Apprenticeship. Includes among the duties of the Administrator the management of the national apprenticeship system, promoting awareness about registered apprenticeship programs (i.e., programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act), and supporting the development of pre-apprenticeship programs (programs or strategies designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship program).
Establishes in the Department of Labor a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships to advise the Administrator, and make recommendations, on the administration of registered apprenticeship programs.
Directs the Administrator, working jointly with the Assistant Secretary of Education for Vocational and Adult Education (Secretaries), to establish and maintain a voluntary Registered Apprenticeship-College Consortium to promote: (1) stronger connections between registered apprenticeship programs and participating two- and four-year postsecondary educational institutions, and (2) the translation of experience in an apprenticeship program to academic credit.
Requires the Secretaries to: (1) establish criteria for the participation of a postsecondary educational institution or sponsor in the Consortium; (2) maintain a publicly accessible website to provide information about the Consortium in each state; and (3) establish an advisory committee for the Consortium to seek input from organizations and experts representing industry, labor, and postsecondary education.
Requires the Administrator to provide payments of assistance for eligible sponsors of new registered apprenticeship programs or for sponsors of existing joint labor-management registered apprenticeship programs that add employers as new partners.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2014 to Dec 10, 2014; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Nov 12, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Dec 10, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Dec 10, 2014 |
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 Sep 18, 2014 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Nov 17, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7888.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2859 | PACE Act | Identical bill | Sep 18, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote apprenticeships for credentials and employment, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- PACE Act
- Promoting Apprenticeships for Credentials and Employment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
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