US HB4932 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on June 20 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Increasing Technology Skills Act of 2014 - Establishes in the Department of Labor the Information Technology Certification Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a work opportunity tax credit for any employer who hires a certified information technology certification program graduate. Directs the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to states through state boards for the payment of costs of qualified individuals to participate in the program. Directs the Secretary to create an introductory program for use in one-stop centers to provide background information via the Internet to participants on information technology certification programs.

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Title

Increasing Technology Skills Act of 2014

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-11-17HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2014-06-20HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2014-06-20HouseReferred to House Education and the Workforce
2014-06-20HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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