Standard DATA Act of 2013 [HB-948]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
[Data Privacy ]
Standard Data and Technology Advancement Act of 2013 or Standard DATA Act of 2013 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the head of the department or agency responsible for administering certain human services programs to designate, by rule, nonproprietary and interoperable data exchange standards for any category of information required to be reported.
HB-948: Standard DATA Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2013
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83]
[Energy ]
[Immigration ]
[Infrastructure ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing
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HB-83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [HB-803]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Unemployment ]
[Poverty ]
[Disabilities ]
[Economic Development ]
Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act or 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. Title I: Amendments to the Workforce Investment Act of 2012 - Subtitle A: Workforce Investment Definitions - (Sec. 101) Defines "accrued expenditures," "administrative costs," "at-risk youth," "industry
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HB-803: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 113-128. on 07/22/2014
Workforce Investment Act of 2013 [HB-798]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
Workforce Investment Act of 2013 - 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 member composition of state and local workforce investment boards to require at least 20% of the board be composed of representatives of the workforce within the state. Revises requirements for a five-year state worker investment plan.
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HB-798: Workforce Investment Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013
Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act [HB-759]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act - Provides that the proposed rule published by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on December 9, 2011, relating to affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of contractors and subcontractors regarding individuals with disabilities, and any subsequent rule that is substantially the same, shall have no force or effect unless the Secretary of Labor certifies to Congress that each office and division within the Department of Labor is
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HB-759: Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Aaron Schock
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 02/15/2013
Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013 [HB-691]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Small Business ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Food ]
[Agriculture ]
[Construction ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an interim final standard regulating occupational exposure to combustible dust hazards, which shall apply to manufacturing, processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate solids and their dusts (including organic dusts, plastics, sulfur, wood, rubber, furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, fibers, dyes, coal, metals, and fossil fuels), but shall not apply to processes already
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HB-691: Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Courtney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/23/2013
Voluntary Protection Program Act [HB-632]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Voluntary Protection Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into cooperative agreements with employers to: (1) encourage establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems to protect employees from occupational hazards, and (2) establish a voluntary protection program to encourage excellence and recognize its achievement in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. Requires the Secretary to take necessary steps for the orderly transition from Occupational Safety and Health
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HB-632: Voluntary Protection Program Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/23/2013
HB-5877: American Pension Investments Modernization Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, And In Addition To The Committee On Education And The Workforce, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 12/11/2014
Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Education And The Workforce, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 12/11/2014
Honoring Workers' Rights Act [HB-5757]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Honoring Workers' Rights Act - Redesignates the Department of Labor building located at 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., as the "Reed Larson Building."
HB-5757: Honoring Workers' Rights Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stockman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 11/21/2014
Manufacturing Skills Act of 2014 [HB-5564]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Manufacturing Skills Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, Education, and Defense (DOD) and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to jointly establish a Manufacturing Skills Partnership to administer and carry out a program to award compeititve, three-year grants to enable up to five states and five metropolitan areas to carry out proposals to promote reforms in workforce education and skill training for manufacturing. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): (1) acting
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HB-5564: Manufacturing Skills Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 12/11/2014
PACE Act [HB-5533]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Promoting Apprenticeships for Credentials and Employment Act or the PACE Act - Establishes the Office of Apprenticeship in the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, to be headed by the Administrator of the Office of Apprenticeship. Includes among the duties of the Administrator the management of the national apprenticeship system, promoting awareness about registered apprenticeship programs (i.e., programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act), and supporting the development of pre-apprenticeship programs
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HB-5533: PACE Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5464]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Libraries ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Labor. Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Education. Makes appropriations for FY2015 to: (1) the Committee for Purchase
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HB-5464: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 09/15/2014
Department of Education Elimination Act of 2014 [HB-5394]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Student Loans ]
Department of Education Elimination Act of 2014 - Abolishes the Department of Education (Department) and repeals any program for which it or the Secretary of Education has administrative responsibility. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide grants to states, for FY2015-FY2024, for any: (1) elementary and secondary education purpose permitted by state law, and (2) postsecondary education purpose permitted by state law. Sets the funding level for those grants at the amount of funding provided to states for federal elementary and secondary
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HB-5394: Department of Education Elimination Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Broun
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 [HB-5294]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Science ]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Poverty ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to expand the collection and analysis of data in programs of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sets forth provisions to improve cultural competence in federal health care programs and services, including by establishing the Robert T. Matsui Center for Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care. Requires the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) to engage in activities to improve health workforce diversity, including by:
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HB-5294: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014
Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and Improve the Economy Act [HB-5250]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and Improve the Economy Act - Prohibits an executive agency from awarding a contract for the acquisition of supplies or services to a source that is not a Good Jobs Model Employer, unless there is no offer from such an employer. Defines a "Good Jobs Model Employer" as one that: respects employees' rights to bargain collectively with their employers without being forced to take strike action to win better wages and working conditions; offers to each employee living wages, decent benefits including health care,
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HB-5250: Restore Opportunity, Strengthen, and Improve the Economy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1264-1265) on 07/29/2014
Schedules That Work Act [HB-5159]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Schedules That Work Act - Grants an employee the right to request that his or her employer change the terms and conditions of employment relating to: the number of hours or times the employee is required to work or be on call; the location; the amount of notification he or she receives of work schedule assignments; and minimizing fluctuations in the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Requires the employer, if the request is made, to engage in a timely, good faith interactive process with
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HB-5159: Schedules That Work Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/17/2014
Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014 [HB-5051]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014 - Affirms requirements, notwithstanding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, that: (1) an employer that establishes or maintains a group health plan for its employees must provide coverage of a specific item or service for the employees or their dependents where the coverage is required under federal provisions or regulations pursuant to those provisions; and (2) group health plans sponsored by an employer or employee organization, and any health insurance coverage, must provide
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HB-5051: Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/17/2014