AlaskaAlaska urges Congress to set hiring goals for Defense construction
The Alaska Legislature asks Congress to require workforce goals on domestic Defense construction projects, including a minimum share of veteran apprentices and students.
What it does
The Alaska Legislature urges Congress to require offerors to set a goal for qualified apprentices and postsecondary students to make up at least 10 percent of the workforce on domestic Defense construction projects.
The Alaska Legislature urges Congress to require contractors and subcontractors to ensure veterans make up at least 10 percent of apprentices and postsecondary students in each classification where they employ them on domestic Defense construction projects.
Argument forIf Congress adopts these goals, veterans and other learners could have more chances to gain work experience on Defense construction projects.
Argument againstSeparate workforce goals for each project and worker group could make it harder for contractors to adjust staffing when qualified people are scarce.
More detail
The Alaska Legislature urges Congress to require each project offeror to set a workforce goal. The goal would be for participants in qualified apprenticeship or postsecondary programs to make up at least 10 percent of the project's total workforce. The requested rule would apply to domestic U.S. Department of Defense construction projects.
The Alaska Legislature urges Congress to require contractors and subcontractors to ensure a minimum share of veteran apprentices and students. In each classification where a contractor or subcontractor employs apprentices or postsecondary students, at least 10 percent of those learners would be veterans. The requested rule would apply to domestic U.S. Department of Defense construction projects.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30(H) PERMANENTLY FILED 9/22 LEGIS RESOLVE 68Latest
- Jun 17(H) 3:10 P.M. 6/15/26 Transmitted to GovernorTo Governor
- May 20(S) VERSION: HJR 20
- Vote recorded (S) PASSED Y20 N- #2860. Result: pass.Upper
- May 20(S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
- May 20(S) PASSED Y20 N-Major
- May 20(S) STEDMAN, STEVENS
- May 20(S) YUNDT, CRONK, GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON, CLAMAN, MYERS, RAUSCHER, KAUFMAN, TILTON,
- May 20(S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): TOBIN, DUNBAR, MERRICK, KAWASAKI, BJORKMAN, WIELECHOWSKI,
- May 20(S) READ THE THIRD TIME HJR 20Minor
- May 20(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UCMinor
- May 20(S) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- May 20(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/20/2026
- May 11(S) FN2: ZERO(LEG)
- May 11(S) DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON
- May 11(S) L&C RPT 3DP
- May 8(S) Moved HJR 20 Out of Committee
- May 8(S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Mar 13(S) Minutes (SL&C)
- Mar 13(S) Heard & Held
- Mar 13(S) LABOR & COMMERCE at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Feb 18(S) L&C
- Feb 18(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- Feb 16(H) VERSION: HJR 20
- Vote recorded (H) PASSED Y38 E2 #1630. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)Passed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 16(H) COSPONSOR(S): ALLARD, JOSEPHSON, BYNUM
- Feb 16(H) PASSED Y38 E2Passed 1st Chamber
- Feb 16(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HJR 20Minor
- Feb 16(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UCMinor
- Feb 16(H) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- Feb 16(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/16/2026
- Feb 9(H) FN2: ZERO(LEG)
- Feb 9(H) DP: CARRICK, COULOMBE, SADDLER, D.NELSON, FIELDS, HALL
- Feb 9(H) L&C RPT 6DP
- Feb 6(H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Feb 6(H) Moved HJR 20 Out of Committee -- Please Note Time Change --
- Feb 6(H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 04:15 PM BARNES 124
- Jan 23(H) Minutes (HL&C)
- Jan 23(H) Heard & Held
- Jan 23(H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- Jan 21(H) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Jan 21(H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- 2025
- May 14(H) FN1: ZERO(LEG)
- May 14(H) DP: GRAY, NELSON, HALL, SADDLER, EISCHEID
- May 14(H) MLV RPT 5DP
- May 13(H) Minutes (HMLV)
- May 13(H) Moved HJR 20 Out of Committee -- Delayed to 15 min Following Session --
- May 13(H) MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS at 10:15 AM BARNES 124
- May 6(H) Minutes (HMLV)
- May 6(H) Heard & Held
- May 6(H) MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS at 10:15 AM BARNES 124
- Apr 25(H) COSPONSOR(S): SADDLER
- Apr 14(H) MLV, L&C
- Apr 14(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSIntroduced
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