Employment And Training Programs
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Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2017 [S.628]
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[Small Business ]
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Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2017 This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise the requirements for the plan of a state seeking federal assistance for career and technical education programs. The state plan must describe how the eligible state agency will ensure the quality of any program of study culminating in an industry-recognized certificate, credential, or license. State agency leadership activities must support career academies which: implement a college and career ready curriculum at
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1806-1807) on 03/14/2017
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States' Education Reclamation Act of 2017 [HB-1510]
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[Student Loans ]
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[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Disabilities ]
States' Education Reclamation Act of 2017 This bill abolishes the Department of Education (ED) and repeals any program for which it has administrative responsibility. The Department of the Treasury shall provide grants to states, for FY2018-FY2026, for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education purposes permitted by state law. The level of funding is set at the amount provided to states for federal elementary and secondary education programs and the amount provided for federal postsecondary education programs, respectively, for FY2012, minus
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Introduced In House on 03/10/2017
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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act [HB-1443]
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[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
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[Water ]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, the federal government, and certain appliances, including by: requiring states and Indian tribes to measure their compliance with certain residential and commercial building energy codes; requiring the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants for establishing building training and assessment centers at institutions of higher education; requiring DOE to establish a process to recognize schools for implementing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 04/25/2017
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Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act [HB-1469]
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Welfare Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission (BRAC) Act This bill establishes within the legislative branch the Benefit Reform and Alignment Commission to review certain means-tested welfare programs. A "means-tested welfare program" is any federal program that is designed to specifically provide assistance or benefits exclusively to low-income Americans. The bill specifies several programs that are either considered or not considered means-tested welfare programs for the purpose of this bill. The commission must identify changes in law to structure
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/23/2017
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Requiring Individual Responsibility in Medicaid Act of 2017 [HB-1381]
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[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring Individual Responsibility in Medicaid Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to impose a work requirement as a condition of eligibility. A program may not apply such a requirement to: (1) a pregnant woman, (2) the sole parent or caretaker of either a child younger than age 6 or a child with disabilities, or (3) an individual younger than age 20 who is married or head of a household and either attends secondary school or participates in employment-related education.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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State Cyber Resiliency Act [S.516]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
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[Telecommunications ]
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State Cyber Resiliency Act This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to administer a State Cyber Resiliency Grant Program to assist state, local, and tribal governments in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to cyber threats. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may award states with planning and biennial implementation grants under the program to: adopt cybersecurity best practices; mitigate talent gaps in government workforces; protect public safety answering points, emergency communications,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/02/2017
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State Cyber Resiliency Act [HB-1344]
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[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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State Cyber Resiliency Act This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to administer a State Cyber Resiliency Grant Program to assist state, local, and tribal governments in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to cyber threats. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may award states with planning and biennial implementation grants under the program to: adopt cybersecurity best practices; mitigate talent gaps in government workforces; protect public safety answering points, emergency communications,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Protection. on 03/22/2017
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Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act [HB-1352]
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[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
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Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act This bill revises mandatory work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Specifically, for purposes of counting work activities toward the satisfaction of such requirements, the bill: eliminates the distinction between core work activities and other specified work activities related to training and education; in general, eliminates separate requirements for two-parent families and other families; allows partial credit with respect to families that participate in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 03/15/2017
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Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2017 [HB-1276]
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[Healthcare ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Agriculture ]
Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of: a man and a woman 19-50 years of age, a child
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/23/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates. [HR-159]
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[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills enacted during the 115th Congress should include: (1) investments in workforce development programs to recruit and train unemployed veterans that have served in a conflict since September 11, 2001, and individuals from communities with high unemployment rates;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/01/2017
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month. [SR-66]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month. Designates February 2017 as Career and Technical Education Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of such month. Honors the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act of 1917. Recognizes the importance of career and technical education in preparing a well-educated and skilled workforce. Encourages educators, counselors, and administrators to promote career and technical education as an option for students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1416; Text Of Measure As Passed: Cr S1398-1399) on 02/17/2017
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Workforce Development Tax Credit Act of 2017 [HB-1190]
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Workforce Development Tax Credit Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for: (1) 50% of wages (up to $2,000) paid to an apprenticeship employee during an apprenticeship period, and (2) 40% of wages (up to $6,000) paid to such an employee during a post-apprenticeship period. The bill defines "apprenticeship employee" as any employee employed by an employer pursuant to an apprentice agreement registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
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Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 [HB-1128]
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[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
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Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act [S.385]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, the federal government, and certain appliances. TITLE I--BUILDINGS Subtitle A--Building Energy Codes (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) to require states and Indian tribes to measure and certify their compliance with certain residential and commercial building energy codes by a specified deadline. The Department of Energy (DOE) must: (1) provide technical and financial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-60. on 05/10/2017
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LEAP Act Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act [S.393]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
LEAP Act Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprentice who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for an apprentice who has attained age 25. The bill allows such credit for no more than two taxable years with respect to any apprentice. An "apprentice" is an employee who is employed in an officially-recognized apprenticeable occupation pursuant to an apprentice agreement registered
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/15/2017
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Chief Manufacturing Officer Act [S.399]
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[Economic Development ]
[Trade ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
Chief Manufacturing Officer Act This bill: (1) expresses the sense of Congress that a well-designed national manufacturing strategy would benefit the U.S. economy, and (2) directs the President to appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer, which shall be a member of the National Economic Council. The Officer's duties shall include developing, by May 1, 2018, a national manufacturing strategy, which shall incorporate: (1) the national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing developed under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/15/2017
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Chief Manufacturing Officer Act [HB-1092]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
Chief Manufacturing Officer Act This bill: (1) expresses the sense of Congress that a well-designed national manufacturing strategy would benefit the U.S. economy, and (2) directs the President to appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer, which shall be a member of the National Economic Council. The Officer's duties shall include developing, by May 1, 2018, a national manufacturing strategy, which shall incorporate: (1) the national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing developed under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 02/17/2017
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Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act [HB-1091]
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[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
Flexibility to Promote Reemployment Act This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to enter into agreements with 10 states per year (currently, 10 states total) for the purpose of allowing such states to conduct reemployment demonstration projects. In addition to a governor of a state, a designee of a governor may apply for approval of such a project. The allowable project period is extended through December 31, 2021. A demonstration project may include disbursements promoting retention to employers who hire individuals receiving unemployment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/28/2017
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Today's American Dream Act [HB-1084]
[Community Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Today's American Dream Act This bill establishes new programs or amends existing programs related to workforce and community development. It directs: (1) the Department of Labor to award grants for job skills training for older individuals (older than age 45) and for workers in highly-skilled industries; and (2) the Department of Education to award scholarships to students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) and teaching certifications. The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) expand and extend
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 03/10/2017
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Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2017 [HB-1050]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Community Development ]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to 10 eligible entities (partnerships among a local educational agency (LEA), a community college, and a state apprentice program or a joint-labor management training program) to carry out a program for students to: enroll in and complete science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, STEM-focused career and technical education courses, and other courses during grades 11 and 12 at a high school served by the LEA that prepares
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/14/2017