# 115-hr-3963: Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act

115-hr-3963, Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3963
- Congress: 115
- Title: Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2017-10-05
- Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Labor, as part of the Veteran's Workforce Investment Program, to carry out a five-year Veterans Manufacturing Employment Program to award competitive grants to three states for the establishment and administration of a State Manufacturing Employment Program to make grants to manufacturing employers and labor-management organizations that provide training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to eligible veterans.

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2018-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3963 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3963)

## Related
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
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