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Opportunities for Success Act of 2019 [HB-792] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ]
Permanently reauthorizes the Federal Work-Study Program and otherwise revises the program, including by allocating program funds to institutions of higher education based on the amount of Pell Grant funds received by each institution. It also establishes a pilot program that provides work-based learning opportunities for students who demonstrate exceptional financial need.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Introduced In House on 01/25/2019

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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748] [Healthcare ] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Health ] [Education ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Unemployment ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Insurance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Pensions ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Science ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Defense ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Air Quality ] [Energy ] [Trade ] [Manufacturing ] [Mental Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Retirement ] [Veterans ] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Inflation ] [Investments ] [Poverty ] [Social Security ] [Climate Change ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020

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Federal Intern Protection Act of 2019 [HB-136] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Human Rights ]
Makes certain protections against discrimination for federal employees applicable to federal interns (and applicants for internships). An intern is an individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service to earn educational credit or to learn a trade or occupation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/16/2019

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Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2019 [HB-134] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Disabilities ] [Human Rights ]
Prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability, if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The bill applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims of employer discrimination of an unpaid intern. Federal courts may grant legal and equitable relief. The bill prohibits (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133] [Trade ] [International ] [Economic Development ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Education ]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries' (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020

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To reform the H-2A program for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes. [HB-60] [Agriculture ] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Housing ]
Revises the H-2A visa program for temporary nonimmigrant agricultural workers. It moves administration of the program from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture, and eliminates the requirement that employers hire any qualified U.S. applicants until 50% of the time period of the H-2A worker's contract has elapsed. The bill also revises requirements for employer-provided housing or housing allowances for H-2A workers, including standards for such accommodations. The employer shall request an inspection of the housing to certify (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 [HB-7026] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Introduced In House on 10/02/2018

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Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017 [S.1887] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ]
Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Lankford Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 115-205. on 02/05/2018

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Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 [S.3436] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Senior Citizens ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/12/2018

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Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act [HB-6667] [Immigration ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Human Services ]
Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to survey long-term outcomes, such as employment, housing, and education, of Afghan and Iraqi special immigrant visa (SIV) holders as part of the Annual Survey of Refugees. SIV holders are persons who worked with the U.S. Armed Forces or under Chief of Mission authority as a translator or interpreter in Iraq or Afghanistan. The Department of State shall deliver information in Dari, Pashto, or Urdu to prospective SIV holders about resettlement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 10/09/2018

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Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-4524] [Retirement ] [Pensions ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Finance ] [Senior Citizens ]
Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify requirements and tax provisions regarding retirement plans. With respect to employer-provided retirement plans, the bill modifies requirements regarding: automatic enrollment; coverage rules for long-term, part-time workers; employer contributions; the timing for adopting a qualified retirement plan; correcting errors; financial incentives for contributing to a plan; the portability (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Neal Introduced In House on 12/01/2017

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Disaster Recovery Reform Act [HB-4460] [Disaster Relief ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Animals ] [Environmental ]
Disaster Recovery Reform Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to modify the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to: permit the use of technical and financial assistance to establish and carry out enforcement activities to implement codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs; direct the President to establish a National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund; authorize the President's contribution to the cost of hazard (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1098, Part I. on 12/21/2018

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Workflex in the 21st Century Act [HB-4219] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ]
Workflex in the 21st Century Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a voluntary workflex option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits. A flexible workplace arrangement plan must provide all employees with a minimum amount of paid leave per year that ranges from 12-20 days, depending on the size of the employer and the tenure (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions Prior To Referral. on 07/25/2018

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AG Act Agricultural Guestworker Act [HB-4092] [Agriculture ] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Human Rights ]
AG Act Agricultural Guestworker Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens having a residence in a foreign country which they have no intention of abandoning and who are coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services. An employer seeking to employ aliens as H-2C workers must file a petition with the Department of Homeland Security and provide required information. The maximum period of authorized status for temporary or seasonal H-2C workers is (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/25/2017

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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. [HB-4667] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Food ]
Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. on 01/04/2018

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E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018 [HB-6089] [Immigration ] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018 This bill requires an alien who is in one of the following nonimmigrant categories to post a bond prior to being issued a U.S. entry visa: (1) an alien who is from a country with a visa overstay rate greater than 1.5%; or (2) a B-visa tourist or business entrant, an F-visa foreign student, an H-1B visa specialty occupation worker, an H-2B visa temporary nonagricultural worker, or a K-visa fiance/fiancee. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) establish a $2,500-$10,000 bond amount, which (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 07/30/2018

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Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act [S.2972] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Unemployment ]
Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide states which have low unemployment rates of 3.5% or lower with up to 1,500 additional H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural workers) per fiscal year. Such visas shall be exempt from the overall H-2B annual visa limit of 66,000. The bill sets forth a formula to distribute such visas throughout the fiscal year.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/24/2018

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Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2017 [S.1927] [Student Loans ] [Education ]
Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6361-6362; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6362) on 10/05/2017

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Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act [HB-4207] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ]
Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt returning workers from the nonimmigrant H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural services) annual numerical limitations: (1) through FY2018 for those individuals already counted toward such limitation in FY2016 or FY2017, and (2) during the next fiscal year for those individuals already counted toward such limitation in FY2018 or FY2019. Such amendment shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2017.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 11/21/2017

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Securing America's Future Act of 2018 [HB-4760] [Immigration ] [Agriculture ] [Crime ] [National Security ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Securing America's Future Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A nonimmigrant classification for parents of adult U.S. citizens is created. The diversity visa program is eliminated. Annual immigration levels are revised. The limit on the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants is increased. The H-2C visa temporary agricultural worker program is revised. A trust fund is established to provide incentives for such workers to return to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Rule H. Res. 954 Passed House. on 06/21/2018

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