US HB7456 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)
Status: Introduced on July 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to award maritime career training grants to institutions of higher education and postsecondary vocational institutions for the purpose of developing, offering, or improving educational or career training programs for American workers related to the maritime workforce. Each awarded grant may not exceed $20 million. DOT must award grants based on a determination of the merits of the grant proposal submitted by the institution of higher education or postsecondary vocational institution to develop, offer, or improve maritime educational or career training programs to be made available to workers; an evaluation of the likely employment opportunities available to workers who complete a maritime educational or career training program that the institution proposes to develop, offer, or improve; an evaluation of prior demand for training programs by workers in the community served by the institution, as well as the availability and capacity of existing maritime training programs to meet future demand for training programs; and any prior designation of the institution as a Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education.
Title
To establish a grant program for domestic maritime workforce training and education, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] | Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD] | Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX] |
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS] | Rep. Ed Case [D-HI] |
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-07-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. |
2020-07-01 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
2020-07-01 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3930 (Related) 2020-06-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Marine and inland water transportation
Performance measurement
Transportation and public works
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Marine and inland water transportation
Performance measurement
Transportation and public works
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7456/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7456/BILLS-116hr7456ih.pdf |