Clean Energy Workforce Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8517 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8517 To develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of renewable energy. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2026 Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Takano, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Titus, Ms. Brownley, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Norton, Mr. Case, Mr. Sorensen, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Peters, Mr. Garamendi, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Carson, Ms. Simon, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Hernandez, Ms. Chu, and Mr. Keating) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of renewable energy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Workforce Act''. SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. (a) Authorization.--From the amounts appropriated under section 6 to carry out this section, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to develop or expand programs of study that are focused on emerging careers and jobs in a covered field. (b) Eligible Partnerships.--For purposes of this section, an eligible partnership shall include-- (1) at least 1 local educational agency, an area career and technical education school, or an educational service agency; (2) at least 1 postsecondary institution; and (3) representatives of the community to be served by the eligible partnership, which shall include business owners, industry representatives that have exper