02/06/2026 04:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE

             HJR 20-HIRING OF APPRENTICES/VETERANS                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
4:26:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HALL announced that the  only order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE  JOINT RESOLUTION  NO. 20,  encouraging  the United  States                                                               
Congress to  establish hiring goals  for apprentices  and veteran                                                               
apprentices.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:26:35 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE DAVID  NELSON, Alaska State Legislature,  as prime                                                               
sponsor,  reintroduced  HJR  20.    He  said  that  the  proposed                                                               
resolution would  encourage the United States  (U.S.) Congress to                                                               
establish hiring  goals for apprentices and  veteran apprentices.                                                               
The resolution  aims to assist veterans  transitioning from armed                                                               
services to civilian life.   It would encourage the establishment                                                               
of  hiring goals  for Department  of  Defense (DoD)  construction                                                               
projects,  namely  those  in  apprenticeships  or  post-secondary                                                               
programs.   He  said it  would  support Americans  who "wore  the                                                               
uniform."                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
4:27:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR  HALL  opened  public  testimony   on  HJR  20.    After                                                               
ascertaining  that nobody  wished to  testify, she  closed public                                                               
testimony.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:28:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4:28:32 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR FIELDS moved to report HJR 20 out of committee with                                                                    
individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.