WORKER Act
Latest action · Jan 28, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act or the WORKER Act
This bill addresses workforce development by advancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, revising and implementing certain worker training, retention, and advancement programs.
The bill requires (1) the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to eligible entities to implement certain formal and informal engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools, and (2) the use of certain career and technical education program funds for supporting a hands-on learning approach.
The bill establishes in the Department of Labor an Office of Apprenticeship, including a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships, to promote apprenticeship programs.
Labor and ED must establish a voluntary Registered Apprenticeship-College Collaborative consisting of the sponsors carrying out registered apprenticeship programs, two- or four-year post secondary educational institutions, and organizations that represent such programs or institutions.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 28, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Jan 28, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 342 | WORKER Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
| HR 399 | PATH Act | Related bill | Jan 9, 2019 |
| HR 1168 | WORKER Act | Related bill | Mar 6, 2019 |
| HR 4965 | LEARNS Act | Related bill | Oct 31, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to advance STEM education, provide for improved worker training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- WORKER Act
- Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- LEARNS Act
- Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Education programs funding
- Educational guidance
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Manufacturing
- Performance measurement
- Product development and innovation
- Public-private cooperation
- Science and engineering education
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Unemployment
- Vocational and technical education
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2020Introduced in Senate
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