United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5291 (115th)
Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act
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
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
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
14 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee
26 June 2018
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 March 2018 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 March 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 March 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 March 2018
Sponsors
- Niki Tsongas · D · Sponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Joseph Kennedy · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Jerry McNerney · D · Cosponsor
- Alan Lowenthal · D · Cosponsor
- Matt Cartwright · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Anthony Brown · D · Cosponsor
- Albio Sires · D · Cosponsor
- TIM RYAN · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5291
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5291
- us · 115-hr-5291 · source updated 11 August 2025