Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act [S.3428]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires a federal agency's telework policy to include information on (1) annual goals for increasing the telework participation rate, and (2) methods for collecting data related to cost savings achieved through telework.
S.3428: Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/10/2020
Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act [HB-6108]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires a federal agency's telework policy to include information on (1) annual goals for increasing the telework participation rate, and (2) methods for collecting data related to cost savings achieved through telework.
HB-6108: Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 03/05/2020
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 [S.3358]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Human Rights ]
Modifies various employment, leave, and pension rules with respect to part-time workers. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that employees work a minimum number of hours during the preceding 12-month period before becoming eligible for family and medical leave.The bill also sets the maximum length of service on which employers may condition the eligibility of part-time employees for a qualified pension plan (e.g., 401(k) retirement plan). Except as required by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, such service requirement may
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S.3358: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/27/2020
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020 [HB-5991]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Human Rights ]
Modifies various employment, leave, and pension rules with respect to part-time workers. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that employees work a minimum number of hours during the preceding 12-month period before becoming eligible for family and medical leave.The bill also sets the maximum length of service on which employers may condition the eligibility of part-time employees for a qualified pension plan (e.g., 401(k) retirement plan). Except as required by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, such service requirement may
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HB-5991: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 03/10/2020
Student Apprenticeship Act of 2020 [HB-5961]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to certain partnerships to enable the development and implementation of a postsecondary apprenticeship program. An eligible partnership must consist of (1) at least one institution of higher education, (2) at least one individual employer, and (3) a workforce intermediary (an entity that demonstrates expertise in fostering partnerships in order to support postsecondary apprenticeship programs). Such partnership may also include other entities such as a state agency responsible for administering
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HB-5961: Student Apprenticeship Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Ro Khanna
Introduced In House on 02/25/2020
You have voted HB-5795: To transfer the administration of the H-2A program from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes..
NEST Act of 2020 National Education Security Training Act of 2020 [HB-5782]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a $1,500 tax credit for veterans and retired law enforcement officers who are employed part-time by a local law enforcement agency to patrol one or more elementary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education.
HB-5782: NEST Act of 2020 National Education Security Training Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Introduced In House on 02/06/2020
Supporting Minority STEM Student to Career Act [HB-5784]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve programs for minority students in STEM fields, and for other purposes.
HB-5784: Supporting Minority STEM Student to Career Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia Fudge
Introduced In House on 02/06/2020
Respect Graduate Student Workers Act [S.3219]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from promulgating or enforcing any rule that excludes student workers at private universities from the definition of employee under federal labor laws. (Under current law, students paid for services provided at universities in connection with such students' studies are considered employees.)
S.3219: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/21/2020
Teach CS Act Teacher Education for Computer Science Act [S.3040]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
Authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education for establishing and maintaining teacher education programs for computer science. It also includes computer science as an eligible education category with respect to receiving various teacher preparation grants and graduate fellowships.
S.3040: Teach CS Act Teacher Education for Computer Science Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 12/12/2019
Student Apprenticeship Act of 2019 [S.2899]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Student Loans ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Education to award grants to certain partnerships to enable the development and implementation of a postsecondary apprenticeship program. An eligible partnership must consist of (1) at least one institution of higher education, (2) at least one individual employer, and (3) a workforce intermediary (an entity that demonstrates expertise in fostering partnerships in order to support postsecondary apprenticeship programs). Such partnership may also include other entities such as a state agency responsible for administering
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S.2899: Student Apprenticeship Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/19/2019
Respect Graduate Student Workers Act [HB-5104]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from finalizing a specified rule or making a similar rule that excludes student workers at private universities from the definition of employee under federal labor laws. (Under current law, students paid for services provided at universities in connection with such students' studies are considered employees.)
HB-5104: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 11/14/2019
Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-5038]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Food ]
Contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an applying alien who (1) performed at least 1,035 hours of agricultural labor during the two-year period prior to November 12, 2019, (2) on that date was inadmissible, deportable, or under a grant of deferred enforced departure or temporary protected status, and (3) has been continuously present in the United
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HB-5038: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/12/2019
WAVES Act Wage Adjustment for Veterans Enrolled in School Act [HB-5052]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to include local government minimum wage requirements in determining the hourly minimum wage applicable for purposes of the work-study allowance under the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
HB-5052: WAVES Act Wage Adjustment for Veterans Enrolled in School Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Committee Hearings Held. on 02/06/2020
Department of Veterans Affairs Work Study Expansion Act of 2019 [S.2806]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Expands the list of work-study activities that qualify for payment of work-study allowances under Department of Veterans Affairs rehabilitation, training, and education programs. Under the bill, the following activities carried out at the offices of Members of Congress qualify as work-study activities: the distribution of information to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their dependents concerning benefits and services; and the preparation and processing of documents, including those used to file veterans benefits claims.
S.2806: Department of Veterans Affairs Work Study Expansion Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/06/2019
Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-4916]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Food ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
Contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an applying alien who (1) performed at least 1,035 hours of agricultural labor during the two-year period prior to October 30, 2019, (2) was inadmissible or deportable on that date, and (3) has been continuously present in the United States from that date until receiving CAW status. The bill imposes additional
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HB-4916: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/15/2019
Earning Experience Act of 2019 [HB-4876]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Education to establish a pilot program that awards grants to institutions of higher education for a program to provide students with work opportunities.
HB-4876: Earning Experience Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 10/28/2019
Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act [HB-4846]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide priority for the senior community service employment program.
HB-4846: Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Scanlon
Introduced In House on 10/23/2019
Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 [S.2557]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises provisions related to federal financial student aid. Specifically, the bill replaces the expected family contribution metric with a student aid index used to assess a family's financial need and approximate their financial resources to contribute to a student's higher education expenses. The bill also revises the process for filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and it removes certain eligibility requirements related to drug-related offenses and registration with the Selective Service System. The bill reauthorizes the
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S.2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/26/2019
Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2019 [S.2523]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Allows part-time teachers to participate in the student loan forgiveness program for public service employees, if they (1) teach at least one course at an institution of higher education, a postsecondary vocational institution, or a tribal college or university; and (2) do not have another full-time job.
S.2523: Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/19/2019