Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills enacted during the 115th Congress should include: (1) investments in workforce development programs to recruit and train unemployed veterans that have served in a conflict since September 11, 2001, and individuals from communities with high unemployment rates; and (2) outreach efforts geared toward underrepresented contractors, including minority- and women-owned businesses, veteran owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran owned small businesses, and offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis.

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Timeline

1. 28 February 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 February 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 February 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 February 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 February 2017

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Sponsors

• Gregory Meeks · D · Sponsor
• Michelle Lujan Grisham · D · Sponsor
• Timothy Walz · D · Sponsor
• Stacey Plaskett · D · Sponsor
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