116th Legislation
| Bill | Title | Original Sponsors | Description | Dear Colleague |
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| H. R. 1733 | CHampioning Apprenticeships for New Careers and Employees in TECHnology Act (CHANCE in TECH) |
This bill supports apprenticeship programs in the technology area through the use of intermediaries to manage the programs for individual firms. The Department of Education (ED) may issue CHANCE in TECH Awards for 21st Century Schools to secondary schools or junior or community colleges that demonstrate high achievement in providing students skills in design or development of hardware, software, or security of digital data. |
DCID=267919 | |
| H.R. 3497 |
Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2019 |
To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs. | DCID=278811 | |
| H. R. 4230 | Clean industrial Technology Act (CITA) | To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to establish a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance the industrial competitiveness of the United States by developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors, and for other purposes. | DCID=273876 | |
| H.R.4238 | Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act |
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs. | |
| H.R.3808 | Teacher Education for Computer Science Act |
Reed |
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include teacher preparation for computer science in elementary and secondary education. | DCID=269543 |
| H.R. 3730 | Strengthening Investment to Grow Manufacturing in America Act | To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase access to capital for small manufacturers. |
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| H. R. 3528 | The Opportunity Project | To engage the public to develop digital products that expand economic opportunity from federal data in collaboration with Federal agencies, end users, and technology experts. | DCID=266057 | |
| H. R. 2900 | Chief Manufacturing Officer | To establish the United States Chief Manufacturing Officer in the Executive Office of the President with the responsibility of developing a National Manufacturing Strategy to revitalize the manufacturing sector, spur economic growth, and expand United States competitiveness, and for other purposes. | DCID=265646 | |
| H. R. 2631 | Made in America Manufacturing Communities |
To improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing by designating and supporting manufacturing communities. |
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American Manufacturing Leadership Act |
To amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize the Network of Manufacturing Institutes (led by NIST) to extend of the term of federal funding and authorize additional funding for individual institutes. Names the program ManufacturingUSA. |
DCID=262711 | ||
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GrAITR Act |
To establish a coordinated Federal initiative to accelerate artificial intelligence research and development for the economic and national security of the United States |
DCID=260728 | ||
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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act |
To improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy and develop a national smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs |
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"Manufacturing Day" Resolution |
Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as “Manufacturing Day” |
DCID=256816 | ||
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week |
Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week |
DCID=249403 |