TRADES Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 193 To provide that certain regulations shall have the force and effect of enacted law. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 9, 2023 Mr. ROSENDALE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 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 01:09 Jan 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H193.IH H193 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 193 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 01:09 Jan 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H193.IH H193 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS