# 114-hr-3258: WORC Grant Program Act of 2015

114-hr-3258, WORC Grant Program Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3258
- Congress: 114
- Title: WORC Grant Program Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Introduced: 2015-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Workers Opportunity and Retraining Competitive Grant Program Act of 2015 or the WORC Grant Program Act of 2015 Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to establish a manufacturing worker scholarship program to award competitive grants to states to provide scholarships of up to $2,000 per year (not to exceed two years) to dislocated workers or unemployed individuals through state and local boards to support their transition into manufacturing positions.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2015-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act
- 114-hr-3185: Equality Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3258 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3258)

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- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
- [114-hr-3185: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3185)
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- [114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2902)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3258 (as of 2025-11-18).