Assisting America's Dislocated Miners Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 15, 2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1188)
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Assisting America's Dislocated Miners Act of 2017
This bill establishes within the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration a Dislocated Miners Assistance Program. The program shall contract with comprehensive career centers to:
- identify miners who have been dislocated from their employment in mining jobs across the United States;
- assess the skills, training, and education such miners need to find and hold new jobs;
- identify job training programs that would provide such training and education; and
- provide grants to eligible job training providers to recruit and train such miners and assist them in finding new employment.
A comprehensive career center or job training provider eligible to receive a grant under this bill shall be a nonprofit organization with demonstrated success in coordinating or providing necessary training and education to enable dislocated miners to acquire marketable skills to find and hold jobs in areas where they live.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1188)
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House
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