Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act
Latest action · Feb 15, 2022 By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-75.
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 2, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act
This bill establishes measures to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry.
Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interagency working group to develop recommendations for addressing these workforce needs.
In addition, the bill requires the Department of Labor to establish and issue guidance on how states can address the workforce needs and safety of the telecommunications industry. In particular, the guidance must address how a state workforce development board can (1) utilize federal resources available to meet telecommunications industry workforce needs; (2) promote and improve recruitment in qualified industry-led workforce development programs, including the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program; and (3) ensure the safety of tower climbers and other members of the telecommunications workforce.
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 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2021 to Jul 20, 2021; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 2, 2021 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Feb 2, 2021 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Feb 2, 2021 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Feb 2, 2021 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jul 20, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2021Markup Apr 28, 2021Reported Dec 16, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2022By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-75.
- Dec 16, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 16, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 194.
- Apr 28, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 2, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 2, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S250-251)
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 S2988 | John Thune R-SD | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4604 | John Thune R-SD | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Senate | Text printed S250 | John Thune R-SD (text) | Feb 2, 2021 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 20, 2021S. 163, Telecommunications Skilled Workforce ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 28, 2021
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. 117-900 | ENSURING SOLUTIONS TO MEET AMERICA'S BROADBAND NEEDS292 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Dec 13, 2022 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46780 | Overview of the Universal Service Fund and Selected Federal Broadband Programs Archived | Report | Jun 25, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1032 | Telecommunications Skilled Workforce Act | Identical bill | Feb 12, 2021 |
Titles 3
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
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- 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)
- Government studies and investigations
- 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 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2021Reported to Senate
- Feb 2, 2021Introduced 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.
