H.R. 4157: American Manufacturing Workforce Act of 2015
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H.R. 4157: American Manufacturing Workforce Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-02 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · 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
American Manufacturing Workforce Act of 2015
Plain summary
American Manufacturing Workforce Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, through 2021, tax credits for: (1) up to $1,000 of the expenses for tuition, fees, and course materials paid or incurred for the training of a worker to develop or improve skills for a manufacturing position; and (2) up to 20% of the first $1,000 of education or training expenses for manufacturing under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or a curriculum approved by the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor for individuals employed in manufacturing positions. The bill also: (1) establishes the Presidential Award for Business Leadership in Manufacturing Job Training to recognize companies and other organizations for extraordinary efforts in assisting their employees and members to develop or improve manufacturing skills and training and increase productivity; and (2) directs Labor to periodically collect and disseminate best practices for manufacturing job training.
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American Manufacturing Workforce Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4157.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4157 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114