S 665 in Congressional Session 112

Official Summary

 

Bill Number : S 665

 

Title : SECTORS Act of 2011

 

SUMMARY AS OF:
3/29/2011--Introduced. Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2011 or SECTORS Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award renewable three-year competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms with limited human resources or in-house training capacity, including small- and medium-sized firms; and (4) coordinate with entities that carry out state and local workforce investment, economic development, and education activities.

Votes

Title : SECTORS Act of 2011
Votes in the US Senate
This Bill was not Voted in the US Senate
Votes in the US House
This Bill was not Voted in the US House

Sponsors

 
Congressional Sponsors of S 665
 
Bill Number : S 665

Title : SECTORS Act of 2011

Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 3/29/2011)      

ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 6/14/2011
Sen Franken, Al [MN] - 5/3/2011
Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] - 4/7/2011
Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] - 3/29/2011

Other Info

Bill Number : S 665

Title : SECTORS Act of 2011

 
MAJOR ACTIONS:
***NONE***

 
ALL ACTIONS:
 
3/29/2011:Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.