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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.    (There is 1 other summary) 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 individuals 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 [...]

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  • 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
  • 07/27/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-262.
  • 07/27/2007 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 167.
  • 06/27/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • 06/27/2007 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 18.

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H.R.2847 Reported in House08/31/2007