US Congress House Bill 2726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Renewable Energy Jobs Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, specifically: the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry; the renewable electric power industry, including the wind, solar, and geothermal energy industries; or the energy efficiency assessment industry that serves the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors. Labor must also award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity, which is the amount of wind, solar, and geothermal power generation installed in a state.

Renewable Energy Jobs Act

Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]

Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]

Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-05-25	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2726/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2726/BILLS-115hr2726ih.pdf