Jobs, On-the-Job ‘Earn-While-You-Learn’ Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African Americans Act
Latest action · May 20, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jobs, On-the-Job 'Earn-While-You-Learn' Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African Americans Act
This bill makes changes to the national apprenticeship system aimed at promoting diversity.
Specifically, the bill
- establishes the Diversity and Inclusion Administrator in the Office Apprenticeship within the Office of Employment and Training Administration at the Department of Labor,
- requires every apprenticeship program that registers or renews an apprenticeship with the Office of Apprenticeship to submit a plan to increase participation by individuals who are African American, and
- requires the Diversity and Inclusion Administrator to award grants to create or expand diversity in registered apprenticeship programs.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to Feb 25, 2022; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 7, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Feb 22, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 25, 2022 |
Committees 1
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 May 20, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
- May 20, 2021Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 88, May 20, 2021, page H2654.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Apprenticeship Act in order to increase and expand the national apprenticeship system to include the immediate recruitment, employment, and on-the-job earn-as-you-learn training of young African Americans, and to promote the development of equitable hiring standards necessary to safeguard the diversity of apprentices, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Jobs, On-the-Job ‘Earn-While-You-Learn’ Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African Americans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
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