HR 3445 United States House · 117th Congress

Jobs, On-the-Job ‘Earn-While-You-Learn’ Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African Americans Act

Summary
Jobs, On-the-Job 'Earn-While-You-Learn' Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African Americans Act This bill makes changes to the national apprenticeship system aimed at promoting diversity. Specifically, the bill establishes the Diversity and Inclusion Administrator in the Office Apprenticeship within the Office of Employment and Training Administration at the Department of Labor, requires every apprenticeship program that registers or renews an apprenticeship with the Office of Apprenticeship to submit a plan to increase participation by individuals who are African American, and requires the Diversity and Inclusion Administrator to award grants to create or expand diversity in registered apprenticeship programs.
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May 2021
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Introduced May 20, 2021 Last action May 20, 2021
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1 primary · 47 co-sponsors

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Photo of David Scott
David Scott
DDemocratic
GA
13
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Photo of Al Green
Al Green
DDemocratic
TX
9
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Photo of Al Lawson, Jr.
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
FL
5
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Photo of Alma S. Adams
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
NC
12
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Photo of André Carson
André Carson
DDemocratic
IN
7
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Photo of Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
CA
12
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Photo of Bennie G. Thompson
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
MS
2
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Photo of Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
NJ
12
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Photo of Brenda L. Lawrence
Brenda L. Lawrence
DDemocratic
MI
14
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Photo of Brian Higgins
Brian Higgins
DDemocratic
NY
26
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Photo of Carolyn B. Maloney
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
NY
12