US Congress House Bill 919 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2013 or SECTORS Act of 2013 - 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 2013

Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2013-02-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

SB1226 (Same As) 2013-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/919/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr919/BILLS-113hr919ih.pdf