Historic Infrastructure Management and Jobs Training Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a competitive federal grant program to train and place workers in specialized historic preservation trades. This bill would fund apprenticeships and workforce training for preserving historic buildings, objects, and archival materials and set eligibility, priority, and reporting rules for grant recipients.
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- Workers and trainees: Would gain funded training and apprenticeships in specialized trades like historic masonry, timber framing, plaster, ornamental woodwork, metalwork, archival conservation, and archaeological stabilization. Grants would require reporting on participants and credentials earned.
- Rural and high-unemployment communities: Projects serving areas with high unemployment relative to the national average and places with limited preservation expertise would get priority to expand local skills and job placement.
- States, tribes, local governments, nonprofits, and accredited schools: These entities could compete for grants to create or expand programs. Projects that involve skilled trades would need to meet Department of Labor standards, coordinate with the Office of Apprenticeship, and align with collective bargaining agreements.
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Historic preservation job training grants
If enacted, the bill would create a competitive grant program to fund workforce training, apprenticeships, and skilled-trade development in historic preservation. States, territories, local governments, tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, nonprofits with preservation experience, and accredited schools could apply. Funded projects would teach skills like historic masonry, timber framing, decorative finishes and plaster, conservation of archival and photographic materials, and archaeological stabilization. Projects that involve a skilled trade would need to follow Department of Labor apprenticeship rules and fit collective bargaining agreements. The Secretary would give priority to areas with higher unemployment and to rural or underserved communities. Grant recipients would report measurable workforce outcomes, including the number of participants and the number who complete preservation credentials. This program would start upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Cosponsors
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 1/21/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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