US Congress House Bill 7050 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and other entities to develop a curriculum for and establish transportation worker training programs in urban and rural areas for workers whose jobs may be changed or worsened, or who may have been separated from their jobs as a result of being replaced by the adoption of automated driving systems. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must study and report on the impact of driverless vehicle adoption on specified sectors of the economy. Additionally, DOT must seek to enter into an agreement with an IHE or nonprofit organization to conduct research on such impacts for inclusion in the GAO study.

Transportation Workforce Modernization Act

Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2020-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2020-05-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2020-05-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7050/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7050/BILLS-116hr7050ih.pdf