Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act
Latest action · Feb 27, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1222-1223)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act
This bill directs the Department of Labor to convene an interagency working group to develop recommendations to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry.
Labor shall establish and issue guidance on how states can address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry, including guidance on how a state workforce development board can (1) utilize federal resources available to states to meet the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry; and (2) promote and improve recruitment in qualified industry-led workforce development programs, including the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program and other industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.
The Government Accountability Office must submit to Congress a report that estimates the number of skilled telecommunications workers that will be required to build and maintain (1) broadband infrastructure in rural areas; and (2) the 5G wireless infrastructure needed to support 5G wireless technology.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 27, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Feb 27, 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 Feb 27, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Feb 27, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1222-1223)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7513 | John Thune R-SD | Dec 16, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1512 | John Thune R-SD | Mar 5, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1163Text printed S1222 | John Thune R-SD (text) | Feb 27, 2020 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-582 | 5G SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY: THREATS AND SOLUTIONS70 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Mar 4, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Higher education
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Military personnel and dependents
- Rural conditions and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2020Introduced in Senate
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.
