US Congress House Bill 1503 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-0)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Community College Energy Training Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to create a program awarding grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in sustainable energy industries and practices, such as: (1) alternative energy; (2) high-performance green building construction, design, and redevelopment; (3) sustainable energy technologies; (4) water, energy, and resource conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming. Requires at least one-half of the grant funds to be awarded to community colleges with existing sustainability programs leading to certificates, credentials, or degrees in one or more of these industries or practices.

Community College Energy Training Act of 2015

Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2015-03-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-03-19	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1503/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1503/BILLS-114hr1503ih.pdf