S2122-118

Introduced

To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the National Apprenticeship Act), to expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships registered under such Act and to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 22, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the National Apprenticeship Act), to expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships registered under such Act and to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Labor, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers 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, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD61FE57D8C754420AA5D228B441C7D79: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Apprenticeship Act of 2023.
  • Section H03945E1600BA4E9DB689FF1F27C0E468: 2. Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect beginning on October 1, 2024.
  • Section H3B394E15680F4278B1F7751B775AA8A1: 3. Amendment The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the National Apprenticeship Act; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), is amended...
  • Section H77F290BD32C349D4AADD9FC52363AF24: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the National Apprenticeship Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section H9F5947D79874462D84BAF25CEC01B974: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Office of Apprenticeship established under section 111(a). The term Advisory...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the National Apprenticeship Act), to expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships registered under such Act and to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Labor, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the National Apprenticeship Act), to expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships registered under such Act and to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Labor Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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schools, students, and education providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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federal implementing agencies:
schools, students, and education providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 22, 2023

Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Labor Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"registration agency" §H3B394E15680F4278B1F7751B775AA8A1

the State Office of Apprenticeship or State apprenticeship agency in a State that is responsible for— registering— in accordance with section 124, programs under the national apprenticeship system

"registration agency" §H9F5947D79874462D84BAF25CEC01B974

the State Office of Apprenticeship or State apprenticeship agency in a State that is responsible for— registering— in accordance with section 124, programs under the national apprenticeship system

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