HR7291-118

Introduced

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to train workers for broadband careers.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 7, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to train workers for broadband careers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Technology.

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 HB8771FD464ED4E99A01F948C2841ACB3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadband Industry Development Act.
  • Section HD136C9BE84D643F6BDAC99CDFB96D042: 2. Broadband industry training grants Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended— by...
  • Section HF0CEB7D05959475AB01A91DFECA10FBF: 172. Broadband industry training grants The Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to provide training programs (including...
  • Section H485CDA377CF54D89B09955002D6CBC08: 3. Conforming amendments to the table of contents The table of contents of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act in section 1(b) is amended— by striking...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to train workers for broadband careers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Education, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to train workers for broadband careers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Education Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 7, 2024

Mr. Molinaro (for himself, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and …

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?

Domains
Labor Education Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"apprenticeship program" §HD136C9BE84D643F6BDAC99CDFB96D042

an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act

"apprenticeship program" §HF0CEB7D05959475AB01A91DFECA10FBF

an apprenticeship registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act

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