Labor And Employment
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United States Employee Ownership Bank Act [HB-2357]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
United States Employee Ownership Bank Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish the U.S. Employee Ownership Bank, which shall be authorized to provide, in accordance with specified terms, conditions, and other requirements, financial assistance to increase employee ownership of a company. In addition, the bill amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to specify that, in general, if an employer orders the closing of a plant or facility, the employer must offer its employees an opportunity to purchase the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
Introduced In House on 05/04/2017
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Keeping America's Pension Promises Act [HB-2384]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Keeping America's Pension Promises Act This bill repeals the elimination of the pension anti-cutback provisions under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014. The anti-cutback provisions prohibit reductions in pension benefits to participants in multiemployer pension plans. The bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), with respect to partitions of eligible multiemployer plans, to modify the procedures and allow plan sponsors to petition the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) for a partition of additional
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard M. Nolan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/07/2017
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Apprenticeship Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-2377]
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[Education ]
[Funding ]
Apprenticeship Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to make entities that provide pre-apprenticeship programs eligible to receive funds for training services under that Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Introduced In House on 05/04/2017
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Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2017 [HB-2354]
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[Workers' Compensation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to define "recreational vessel" as a vessel: being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure. In applying such definition under such Act, the following rules apply: a vessel being manufactured or built, or being repaired under warranty by its manufacturer or builder, is a recreational vessel if the vessel appears intended, based on its
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore E. Deutch
Introduced In House on 05/04/2017
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21st Century Strengthening Hands On Programs that Cultivate Learning Approaches for Successful Students Act SHOP CLASS Act [HB-2308]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
21st Century Strengthening Hands On Programs that Cultivate Learning Approaches for Successful Students Act SHOP CLASS Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state leadership activities funded under such Act to include: (1) professional development programs to ensure that public school teachers of career and technical education develop a higher level of academic and industry knowledge and skills in maker education (a hands-on learning approach that encourages students to imagine, create, innovate,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Introduced In House on 05/03/2017
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PROSPERS Act Preserve Rights Of States and Political subdivisions to Encourage Retirement Savings Act [S.1035]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
PROSPERS Act Preserve Rights Of States and Political subdivisions to Encourage Retirement Savings Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to specify that states and certain political subdivisions may establish and administer voluntary payroll deduction retirement savings programs for private sector employees that are not considered employee pension benefit plans or pension plans covered by ERISA if the plans meet certain requirements. The bill requires the plans to be established, implemented, and administered
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/03/2017
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Flexibility for Working Families Act [HB-2271]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Flexibility for Working Families Act This bill allows 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. The bill sets forth certain employer duties with respect to such requests. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/01/2017
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Giving Workers a Fair Shot Act [HB-2275]
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[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Pensions ]
[Crime ]
Giving Workers a Fair Shot Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to provide their employees with specified information concerning their pay, leave time, and eligibility for the minimum wage and overtime pay. Employers who fail to provide required information are subject to fines. The bill revises the definition of "supervisor" under the National Labor Relations Act to prevent the over classification of employees as supervisors for the purpose of limiting the number of employees eligible to join a union. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Introduced In House on 05/01/2017
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Flexibility for Working Families Act [S.997]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
Flexibility for Working Families Act This bill allows 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. The bill sets forth certain employer duties with respect to such requests. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/01/2017
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Protecting America's Workers Act [S.1000]
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[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mining ]
Protecting America's Workers Act This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to increase the scope of the Act by applying its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees. However, the bill makes OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The bill revises requirements governing worker protection, including by: increasing protections for whistle-blowers as well as employees participating in or aiding inspections; directing employers to furnish a hazard-free
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/01/2017
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Community College to Career Fund Act [HB-2207]
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[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 R. 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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21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act [HB-2206]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act This bill authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens in the construction, maintenance, and carrying on of works of a public nature, such as forestation of U.S. and state lands, prevention of forest fires, floods, and soil erosion, and construction and repair of National Park System paths and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
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Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act [S.959]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the application of, and repeal authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits. (An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2618; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2618-2619) on 04/27/2017
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Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act [S.984]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2621-2624) 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]
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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: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
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Multi-Employer Pension Plan Partnership Act of 2017 [HB-2117]
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[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Multi-Employer Pension Plan Partnership Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to permit multiemployer pension plans that are in critical status and not expected to emerge from the status by the end of the rehabilitation period to adopt rules to forestall or avoid insolvency by revising the plan's terms and conditions for computing an employer's withdrawal liability. Any such rule becomes effective 90 days after adoption unless the corporation disapproves it before the end of the 90-day period (subject
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Introduced In House on 04/25/2017
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National Paycheck Protection Act [HB-2127]
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National Paycheck Protection Act This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require the written consent of an employee, after a notice period of at least 35 days, before such employee's labor organization dues may be used for any purpose not directly related to the labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2907) on 04/27/2017
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Fair Pay Act of 2017 [HB-2095]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Fair Pay Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Payment of different wages is allowed under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.) The bill allows compensatory or punitive damages for violations of such prohibition. The bill prohibits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 04/14/2017