# 114-hr-4174: Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015

114-hr-4174, Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4174
- Congress: 114
- Title: Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Introduced: 2015-12-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Manufacturing Skills Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Department of Education, Department of Defense and the Director of the National Science Foundation to jointly establish a Manufacturing Skills Partnership to administer and carry out a program to award competitive, three-year grants to enable up to five states and five metropolitan areas to carry out proposals to promote reforms in workforce education and skill training for manufacturing. The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall: acting through the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, conduct an audit of all federal education and skills training programs related to manufacturing to ensure that states and metropolitan areas are able to align federal resources with the labor demands of their primary manufacturing industries; and work with states and metropolitan areas to determine how federal funds can be more tailored to meet their different needs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] (D-NE), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4174 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4174)

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- [114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5980)
- [114-hr-5844: ACTION for National Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5844)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5182: Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5182)
- [114-hr-5100: At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5100)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4174 (as of 2025-11-18).