# 115-hr-5291: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

115-hr-5291, Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5291
- Congress: 115
- Title: Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2018-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award offshore wind career training grants to eligible entities (i.e., institutions of higher education or labor organizations) to develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs that provide skills that are useful for employment in the offshore wind industry.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2018-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2018-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2018-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2018-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5291 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5291)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3947)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5291 (as of 2025-11-18).