HR 4965 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

LEARNS Act

Introduced Oct 31, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Mark Pocan D-WI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 31, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 31, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act or the LEARNS Act

This bill establishes, in the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, an Office of Apprenticeship to

  • determine whether an apprenticeship program meets requirements for registration and maintains the standards necessary to remain registered,
  • manage the national apprenticeship system (the collective group of registered apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs in the nation), and
  • make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to carry out projects that support development of pre-apprenticeship programs.

The bill also establishes in Labor a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships.

Labor and the Department of Education shall establish a voluntary Registered Apprenticeship-College Collaborative consisting of the sponsors carrying out registered apprenticeship programs, two- or four-year postsecondary educational institutions, and organizations that represent such programs or institutions, that agree to meet certain criteria in order to promote stronger connections between the registered apprenticeship programs involved and participating two- and four-year postsecondary educational institutions.

Labor shall make assistance payments to eligible sponsors of new registered apprenticeship programs or of existing programs that add employers as new partners.

Cosponsors 64

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 31, 2019 to Feb 14, 2020; 56 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-PAConor LambOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-GADavid ScottOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-PADwight EvansOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-COJason CrowOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NYMax RoseOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-OHTim RyanOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalOct 31, 2019
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyNov 8, 2019
D-CTJahana HayesNov 14, 2019
D-IAAbby FinkenauerNov 18, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaNov 18, 2019
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaNov 18, 2019
D-COEd PerlmutterDec 3, 2019
D-WAAdam SmithDec 11, 2019
D-ORKurt SchraderFeb 14, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Oct 31, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 31, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Oct 31, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 173, October 31, 2019, page H8719.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1168WORKER ActRelated billMar 6, 2019
HR 2933LEARNS ActReintroduction ofJun 16, 2017
S 3245WORKER ActRelated billJan 28, 2020

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To promote effective registered apprenticeships, for skills, credentials, and employment, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act
LEARNS Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 31, 2019Introduced in House

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