US Congress Senate Bill 777 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4192-4195)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2009 or the SECTORS Act of 2009 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award 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, education, and economic development activities. Requires federal agency coordination with the Secretary in carrying out such program.

SECTORS Act of 2009

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-01		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4192-4195)
2009-04-01		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4191-4192)

HB1855 (Related) 2010-07-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/777/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s777/BILLS-111s777is.pdf