Jobs & Education
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that California added 32,600 manufacturing jobs in 2021, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rep. Harder helped Central Valley manufacturers create and restore jobs by passing the American Rescue Plan and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. He is also working to create even more domestic manufacturing jobs by passing the America COMPETES Act which will supercharge American manufacturing and strengthen the supply chain.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Josh Harder introduced a bill, the Improving Mental Health in Schools Act, which will allow more mental health practitioners to work in schools across the Central Valley.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Josh Harder voted to pass the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022. The bill includes a historic investment to surge production of American-made semiconductors, implement new efforts to tackle supply chain vulnerabilities to make more goods in America, turbocharges America's scientific research and technological leadership, and strengthens America's economic and national security at home and abroad.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Josh Harder (D-CA) continued to build on his efforts to address the truck driver shortage and bring costs down for Valley families by introducing a bill to cut red tape in the licensing process for America's drivers.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder congratulated Alma Lopez, Livingston Union School District's school counseling coordinator and Ripon native, for winning the 2022 School Counselor of the Year Award. She is the first Latina and the first Californian to win the award. Read the full announcement from the American School Counselor Association online here.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that Divya Katyal and Rana Banankhah, both seniors from Modesto High School, have won his office's 2021 Congressional App Challenge. Their app, Community Connections, bridges the communication gap between volunteers, who would like to have conversations with seniors, and seniors, who are currently isolated and in need of someone to talk to. Seniors can upload their information to a general feed so that volunteers can contact them and get in touch.
WASHINGTON — Today, the Biden administration announced a new plan to strengthen America's trucking workforce in order to fix the supply chain and bring prices down nationwide.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) announced that Modesto City-County Airport will receive a $59,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The grant is paid for by the American Rescue Plan Act, which Rep.
WASHINGTON —Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) has introduced a new bill, the Fix the Unemployment Backlogs Act, which will create a federal standard for state unemployment agencies addressing backlogs of claims.
WASHINGTON — Today, the Harder-backed bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 passed the House of Representatives. The bill is intended to fix the dire situation at California's ports, combat China's influence over international shipping, and bring down the rapidly rising costs of consumer goods. It is the first major update of federal regulations for the global ocean shipping industry in almost 25 years.