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Responsible Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 [S.1931]
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Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SSA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before April 1, 2014. Reauthorizes Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, and Tier-4 of the EUC program for weeks ending after December 29, 2013, but reduces the duration of the first two Tiers, to up to six weeks each. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until March 31, 2014, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 296. on 01/16/2014
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SKILLS Act [S.1911]
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SKILLS Act or Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult education and family literacy education programs. Revises requirements to: (1) eliminate representatives of labor organizations from state workforce investment boards, and (2) specify that representatives of business on a board represent large and small
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/09/2014
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act [S.1845]
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before April 1, 2014. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until March 31, 2014, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and September
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Motion By Senator Reid To Reconsider The Vote By Which Second Cloture Was Not Invoked On The Bill (record Vote No. 24) Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S794) on 02/06/2014
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Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act [S.1836]
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Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act - Establishes the Department of Commerce and the Workforce, headed by a Secretary of Commerce and the Workforce, as an executive department for the advancement of economic growth and job opportunities. Consolidates in such Department: (1) the Office of the Workforce, (2) the Patent and Trademark Office, (3) the Small Business Administration (SBA), (4) the Office of Economic Affairs and Statistics, (5) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (6) the International Trade
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/17/2013
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Securing Job Corps Centers Act [S.1825]
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Securing Job Corps Centers Act - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the Job Corps program. Establishes the Jobs Corps Program Advisory Board in the Department of Labor. Directs the Board to conduct a study and develop recommendations for improving the administration and management structure of the Job Corps program. Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, to take actions to improve the administration and management structure of the Jobs Corps program, including reducing to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8809-8811) on 12/13/2013
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013 [S.1797]
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before January 1, 2015. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until December 31, 2014, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 259. on 12/11/2013
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013 [S.1747]
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before January 1, 2015. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until December 31, 2014, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8365) on 11/20/2013
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Minimum Wage Fairness Act [S.1737]
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Minimum Wage Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.20 an hour beginning on the first day of the sixth month after the enactment of this Act, (2) $9.15 an hour beginning one year after the date of such initial increase, (3) $10.10 an hour beginning two years after such date, and (4) the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor (based on increases in the Consumer Price Index) beginning three years after such date and annually thereafter. Increases the federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S2043) on 04/02/2014
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 [S.1687]
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2013- Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require every person (including every employer and enterprise) that employs an employee or non-employee who performs labor or services, including through an entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation, to: (1) classify such individuals accurately as employees or non-employees; and (2) notify each new employee and new non-employee of his or her classification as an employee or non-employee, together with information concerning
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/12/2013
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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 [S.1623]
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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. Authorizes an employer to provide compensatory time only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. Prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 10/30/2013
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Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 [S.1529]
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Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2013 - States as the purpose of this Act to apply the same employment benefits and obligations to federal employees in same-sex domestic partnerships and to their domestic partners as apply to married federal employees and their spouses. Amends provisions of federal civil service law to extend employment-related and retirement benefits to domestic partners of federal employees and to set forth requirements for establishing and terminating a domestic partnership, including the filing of an affidavit
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/19/2013
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Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2013 [S.1416]
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Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to transfer to the Secretary of Labor from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) (formerly known as the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare [HEW]) the duty to establish a schedule reducing the average concentration of respirable dust in the mine atmosphere during each shift to which each miner is exposed below the levels established under that Act to a level of exposure which will prevent new incidences and further development of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/31/2013
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Workforce Investment Act of 2013 [S.1356]
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Workforce Investment Act of 2013 - Title I: System Alignment and Innovation - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I (title II under this Act), workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II (title III under this Act), adult education and family literacy education programs. Establishes a new WIA title I, system alignment and innovation. (Sec. 101) Defines "core programs" to mean: (1) youth workforce investment activities
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S9086) on 12/19/2013
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1284]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, of Health and Human Services (HHS), and of Education, and related agencies for FY2014. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) the Office of the Job Corps; (3) community service employment for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Committee On Appropriations. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/11/2013
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SAFE Retirement Act of 2013 [S.1270]
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Secure Annuities for Employee Retirement Act of 2013 or the SAFE Retirement Act of 2013 - Title I: Public Pension Reform - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for annuity accumulation retirement plans for state and local government employees beginning after 2014. Directs the Comptroller General (GOA) to conduct a study of federal employee pension plans. Title II: Private Pension Reform - Subtitle A: Enhanced Pension Plan Coverage - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to 401(k) plans, to allow employers who do not maintain a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5662-5664) on 07/11/2013
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Flexibility for Working Families Act [S.1248]
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Flexibility for Working Families Act - Authorizes an employee to request from an employer a temporary or permanent change in the terms or conditions of the employee's employment if the request relates to: (1) the number of hours the employee is required to work, (2) the times when the employee is required to work or be on call for work, (3) where the employee is required to work, or (4) the amount of notification the employee receives of work schedule assignments. Sets forth certain employer duties with respect to such requests. Makes it unlawful
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/27/2013
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Lifetime Income Disclosure Act [S.1145]
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Lifetime Income Disclosure Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the quarterly pension benefit statement furnished to a participant or beneficiary with the right to direct the investment of assets in his or her account under an individual account plan to include a lifetime income disclosure at least once during any 12-month period. Requires such lifetime income disclosure to set forth the lifetime income stream equivalent of the participant's or beneficiary's total benefits accrued. Defines a lifetime
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Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/12/2013
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Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Labor. [HR-105]
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Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Labor. Congratulates and commends all those who served as employees of the Department to improve the lives of working people.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Miller
Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 03/06/2013
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Mine Safety and Health Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [HJR-93]
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Mine Safety and Health Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 - Makes appropriations, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for FY2014, and for other purposes, such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division F of P.L. 112-74) as amended by the Further
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 10/10/2013
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Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 [HJR-124]
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 17, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Highlights: The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 provides continuing FY2015 appropriations to federal agencies until December 11, 2014, or enactment of specified appropriations legislation. The joint resolution also authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide assistance in Syria. It also extends the operating authority of the Export-Import Bank, provides funding to respond to the outbreak
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Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Became Public Law No: 113-164. on 09/19/2014