Solar VETS Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
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.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Solar Vocational Education and Training for our Servicemembers Act or the Solar VETS Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE), in collaboration with the Department of Defense, to develop a training course for careers in solar-related occupations to be (1) made available at military installations and to eligible members of the Armed Forces, and (2) administered by institutions of higher education pursuant to an agreement with DOE.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2018 to Jul 25, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Original | Jun 20, 2018 |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Original | Jun 20, 2018 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Jun 20, 2018 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 25, 2018 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 20, 2018 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Oct 19, 2018 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2018 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
- Jun 21, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jun 20, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2018Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
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. 164, no. 103, June 20, 2018, page H5363.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Energy to develop a solar workforce training course for certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Solar VETS Act
- Solar Vocational Education and Training for our Servicemembers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2018Introduced 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.
