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H.R. 5291 (115th)

Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

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Introduced

14 March 2018

Last action

26 June 2018 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Niki Tsongas, Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Joseph Kennedy, Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Jerry McNerney, Alan Lowenthal, Matt Cartwright, Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Anthony Brown, Albio Sires, TIM RYAN

Subjects

Education

Source updated

11 August 2025

Education

Summary

Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award offshore wind career training grants to eligible entities (i.e., institutions of higher education or labor organizations) to develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs that provide skills that are useful for employment in the offshore wind industry.

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Timeline

  1. 14 March 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 March 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 March 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 March 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

    Source: Committee

  5. 26 June 2018

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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