Green Jobs Act of 2007

To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program.

7/27/2007--Reported to House amended. Green Jobs Act of 2007 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to:
(1) establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program that targets certain persons (including i more...ndividuals in need of updated training related to the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries, veterans, unemployed workers, and at-risk youth) and sectors of the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries; and
(2) establish a national research program to collect and analyze labor market data to track workforce trends resulting from energy-related initiatives under this Act. Directs the Secretary to award:
(1) National Energy Training Partnerships Grants on a competitive basis to nonprofit partnerships to carry out training programs that lead to economic self-sufficiency and develop an energy efficiency and renewable energy industries workforce;
(2) grants to states to administer, in coordination with a one-stop delivery system, labor market and labor exchange programs that include funding to state agencies to identify job openings, administer skill and aptitude testing, and provide counseling and case management services;
(3) energy training partnership program grants to states to administer renewable energy and energy efficiency workforce development programs; and
(4) at least 10 Pathways Out of Poverty Demonstration Program competitive grants to community based nonprofit organizations to carry out training that leads to impoverished families gaining economic self-sufficiency. Applies certain worker protection and nondiscrimination requirements to the programs carried out in this Act. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the training program established by this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Sponsor

• Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
• and 8 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
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Amendments

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Amendments to H.R.2847

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
June 25, 2007

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• H.R.3221

Related Issue Areas:

• Welfare
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• Veterans' employment
• Veterans
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• Social services
• Poverty
• Occupational retraining
• Nonprofit organizations
• Labor statistics
• Labor
• Job training
• Job hunting
• Energy industries
• Energy efficiency
• Employment tests
• Employee rights
• Discrimination in employment
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Community organization
• Civil rights
• Case management
• Business
• Alternative energy sources
• Energy

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August 25, 2007 Margett gives OK for budget

The Green Jobs Act, HR 2847, authorizes up to $125 million in funding to establish national and state job training programs, administered by the US ...

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November 09, 2007 Chesapeake Climate Action Network on the Energy Bill

The inclusion of the Green Jobs Act of 2007 (HR 2847). Read more about CCAN’s position on the Energy Bill here. Got that? Congressional leadership is moving an energy bill soon and faces a tough fight. We cannot compromise our energy ...

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November 04, 2007 Power Shift 2007 Lobby Day on Capitol Hill for Energy Bill 2007

The Green Jobs Act of 2007 HR 2847 is a first step toward recognizing this. CEC would go further, with $5 billion available annually — on a match basis with states and block grants to our cash-strapped cities — for regional and ...

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