H.R. 3971: On-the-Job Training Act of 2013
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H.R. 3971: On-the-Job Training Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2014-01-29 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-01-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
On-the-Job Training Act of 2013
Plain summary
On-the-Job Training Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to: (1) make discretionary grants to states, local governments and boards, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, business trade associations, and local educational agencies for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training programs; and (2) use up to 10% of funds authorized under this Act to make grants to such entities for developing on-the-job training programs, including providing capacity building activities for local staff.
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Official text
On-the-Job Training Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · 7 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3971.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr3971 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113