To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement as part of an infrastructure investment.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement as part of an infrastructure investment., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Transportation, Education.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H8567DA3069064BA3A8622E40B47CC4A5: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills or the BUILDS Act.
- Section H86D62FFA68284D309B197DAD60D1FD9C: 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to promote industry or sector partnerships that engage in collaborative planning, resource alignment, and training...
- Section H5539BA6972664561B3583C7816793B4A: 3. Definitions In this Act: The terms career and technical education and career guidance and academic counseling have the meanings given such terms in section...
- Section H6F44800685E04DB59BD721485FBEE0E4: 4. Grants authorized The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of...
- Section H139320768DAB49B0B5BA89C59BAFE16D: 5. Application process An eligible partnership desiring a grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement as part of an infrastructure investment., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Transportation, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Labor to award grants for promoting industry or sector partnerships to encourage industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement as part of an infrastructure investment., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Bonamici (for herself and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act
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