US Congress House Bill 996 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

STEP for Veterans Act Service, Training, Education, and Preparation for Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to community colleges to: (1) analyze the demand for additional trained employees in their locality and the skills possessed by veterans who receive federal educational assistance and seek local employment; (2) carry out an existing, or implement a new, certificate or degree program that provides those veterans with training that addresses local demand for trained employees; and (3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board to provide guidance to the training program and assist trained veterans in their pursuit of local employment. The advisory board shall be composed of local business representatives and an employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

STEP for Veterans Act Service, Training, Education, and Preparation for Veterans Act

Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]

Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]

Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2017-02-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-02-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/996/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr996/BILLS-115hr996ih.pdf