Community College Energy Training Act of 2017
Latest action · Apr 6, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community College Energy Training Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the Departments of Labor and Agriculture (USDA), to create a joint program under which the Departments award grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in sustainable energy industries and practices, such as: (1) clean energy; (2) high-performance green building construction, design, and redevelopment; (3) sustainable energy technologies; (4) water, energy, and resource conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming.
DOE, Labor, and USDA must:
- ensure that at least one-half of the grant funds are awarded to community colleges with existing sustainability programs leading to certificates, credentials, or degrees in such industries or practices; and
- give priority to community colleges that plan to use the grant to carry out programs developed and maintained through consultation with such industries and practices.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2017 to Dec 18, 2017; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 6, 2017 |
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 6, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2017Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 60, April 6, 2017, page H2792.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Community College Energy Training Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Building construction
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental technology
- Higher education
- Solid waste and recycling
- Vocational and technical education
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2017Introduced 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.
