TRADES Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2105 To provide that certain regulations shall have the force and effect of enacted law. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 19, 2021 Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To provide that certain regulations shall have the force and effect of enacted law. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Teach Relevant Ap- 4 prenticeships to Drive Economic Success Act’’ or the 5 ‘‘TRADES Act’’. 6 SEC. 2. LEGAL EFFECT. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of part 29 of title 8 29, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to industry-rec- 9 ognized apprenticeship programs, as amended by the final 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:04 May 19, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2105.IH H2105 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2105 IH regulations entitled ‘‘Apprenticeship Programs, Labor 1 Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations’’ 2 published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Reg- 3 ister on March 11, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 14294 et seq.) 4 shall have the force and effect of enacted law. 5 (b) FUNDING.—Amounts appropriated to carry out 6 the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘Na- 7 tional Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 8 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) shall also be made available to carry 9 out the provisions described in subsection (a). 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:04 May 19, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2105.IH H2105 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS