Employment And Training Programs
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Help Hire Our Heroes Act [HB-106]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
Help Hire Our Heroes Act This bill amends the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to make the veterans retraining assistance program permanent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 01/19/2017
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America RISING Act of 2017 America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2017 [HB-56]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
America RISING Act of 2017 America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services to jointly establish a grant program to defray the costs paid by: (1) employers to compensate recent college graduates; and (2) recent college graduates to enroll in postsecondary education courses in mathematics, science, engineering, or technology.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Jobs, On-the-Job 'Earn While You Learn' Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act [HB-52]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Jobs, On-the-Job 'Earn While You Learn' Training, and Apprenticeships for African-American Young Men Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to request labor unions, general contractors, and businesses that will rebuild infrastructure, transportation systems, technology and computer networks, and energy distribution systems to actively recruit, hire, and provide on-the-job training to African American men ages 18 to 39 through existing jobs, apprenticeships, and "earn while you learn" programs. Labor must help coordinate such recruitment.
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Medicaid Reform and Personal Responsibility Act of 2017 [S.1150]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Medicaid Reform and Personal Responsibility Act of 2017 This bill requires state Medicaid programs to impose a work requirement upon enrollees who are able-bodied adults without dependents. Specifically, such enrollees must spend at least 20 hours per week working in a job, receiving on-the-job training, obtaining job skills, or doing community service. Such enrollees must also annually register with the state as employed or as unemployed and actively looking for employment.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3012-3013) on 05/17/2017
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Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-2429]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Investments ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 Puerto Rico Opportunity, Small Business Prosperity, and Economic Revitalization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to modify requirements for the microloan program for Puerto Rico small businesses and increase access to capital for such program. The Small Business Administration shall establish: (1) a Veteran Business Outreach Center in Puerto Rico, and (2) a temporary Federal and State Technology (FAST) grant program to provide assistance to Puerto Rico businesses. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/22/2017
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Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act [S.1136]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act This bill amends the title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Federal Pell Grant Program. Specifically, it: converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program; increases the maximum Pell Grant award for academic year 2019-2020 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for inflation; allows federal financial aid for higher education to be given to dreamer students (students who entered the country when they were under the age of 16 and who meet
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/16/2017
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Disability Integration Act of 2017 [HB-2472]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Disability Integration Act of 2017 This bill prohibits states or local governments that provide institutional placements for individuals with disabilities who need long-term assistance with daily living activities or health-related tasks, and prohibits insurance providers that fund such long-term services, from denying community-based services that would enable such individuals to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/07/2017
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Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act [HB-2451]
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[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act This bill amends the title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Federal Pell Grant Program. Specifically, it: converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program; increases the maximum Pell Grant award for academic year 2019-2020 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for inflation; allows federal financial aid for higher education to be given to dreamer students (students who entered the country when they were under the age of 16 and who meet
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/16/2017
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Low-Income Solar Act [HB-2447]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Poverty ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Low-Income Solar Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a loan and grant program for photovoltaic solar (a method of converting energy from the sun into electricity) installations in low-income and underserved areas for FY2018-FY2032. Loans must be provided for: (1) community solar facilities that provide solar energy to low-income households, or (2) solar installations at federally subsidized affordable housing at multi-family complexes. The community solar facilities must: (1) be owned by an organization of electricity consumers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/19/2017
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LEAP Act Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act [HB-2399]
[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 apprenticeship employee who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for an apprenticeship employee who has attained age 25. The bill allows such credit for no more than two taxable years with respect to any apprenticeship employee. An "apprenticeship employee" is an employee who is employed in an officially-recognized apprenticeable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
Introduced In House on 05/08/2017
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Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act [HB-2353]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Sec. 4) The effective date for this bill is July 1, 2018. (Sec. 7) This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise and introduce definitions, including common definitions for terms already defined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The bill divides career and technical education (CTE) students into CTE concentrators and CTE participants. The term "CTE concentrators" means: at the secondary school level, a student served
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 115-224. on 07/31/2018
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HAND UP Act Help Americans in Need Develop their Ultimate Potential Act [HB-2249]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
HAND UP Act Help Americans in Need Develop their Ultimate Potential Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 05/19/2017
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American Jobs First Act of 2017 [HB-2233]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Human Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
American Jobs First Act of 2017 This bill amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) program, including by declaring that a petitioner employer: is offering an annual wage to the H-1B nonimmigrant that is the greater of the annual wage paid to the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident employee who did identical or similar work during the previous two years, or $110,000, if offered not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act; will not require an H-1B nonimmigrant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/11/2017
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Community College to Career Fund Act [HB-2207]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Community College to Career Fund Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award competitive grants to eligible community colleges, four-year public institutions of higher education, tribal colleges or universities, public or private nonprofit two-year institutions of higher education in specified U.S. territories, or a consortium of any of them, in partnership with employers or an employer or industry partnership representing multiple employers, in order to develop, offer, improve, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
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Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act [HB-2208]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize the Department of Labor to make available the following amounts for youth employment programs: up to $1.5 billion to provide youth ages 14-24 with subsidized summer employment opportunities, and up to $2 billion to provide them with subsidized year-round employment opportunities. Labor must award, on a competitive basis: one-year planning and three-year implementation grants out of the subsidized summer employment opportunities funding,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
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New HOPE Act New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act [S.945]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
New HOPE Act New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state leadership activities funded by the Act to include consulting and coordinating with other state agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimination of licenses or certifications that pose an unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and provide limited consumer protection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2555) on 04/26/2017
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New HOPE Act New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act [HB-2155]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
New HOPE Act New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state leadership activities funded by the Act to include consulting and coordinating with other state agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimination of licenses or certifications that pose an unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and provide limited consumer protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
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What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act [HB-2126]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
[Unemployment ]
What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 04/28/2017
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Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 [S.895]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/07/2017
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Disability Integration Act of 2017 [S.910]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Disability Integration Act of 2017 This bill prohibits states or local governments that provide institutional placements for individuals with disabilities who need long-term assistance with daily living activities or health-related tasks, and prohibits insurance providers that fund such long-term services, from denying community-based services that would enable such individuals to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate against such individuals in the provision of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2451-2455) on 04/07/2017