US Congress Senate Bill 665 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2011 or SECTORS Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award renewable three-year competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms with limited human resources or in-house training capacity, including small- and medium-sized firms; and (4) coordinate with entities that carry out state and local workforce investment, economic development, and education activities.

SECTORS Act of 2011

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1240 (Same As) 2011-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
SB3479 (Related) 2012-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/665/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s665/BILLS-112s665is.pdf