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AI JOBS Act of 2019 Artificial Intelligence Job Opportunities and Background Summary Act of 2019 [HB-827]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Expresses the sense of Congress that technology can improve the lives of individuals, but can also disrupt jobs, and for this reason, innovation should be encouraged while training and retraining American workers. The Department of Labor shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on artificial intelligence and its impact on the workforce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
Introduced In House on 01/28/2019
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748]
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[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Unemployment ]
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[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 ]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
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[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,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
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Pay Federal Workers Act [HB-725]
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[Unemployment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Creates statutory authority for certain federal employees to be eligible for unemployment compensation during a lapse in appropriations. With respect to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, a federal employee who is excepted from furlough (i.e., who continues to work during a lapse in appropriations) is deemed eligible for unemployment compensation benefits for the duration of the lapse in appropriations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Fred Upton
Introduced In House on 01/23/2019
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To deem Federal employees excepted from furlough during a Government shutdown in fiscal year 2019 to be eligible for unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. [HB-720]
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[Unemployment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
States that with respect to the lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, a federal employee who is excepted from furlough (i.e., who continues to work during the lapse in appropriations) and is not paid is eligible for unemployment compensation benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Worker And Family Support. on 03/01/2019
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ELEVATE Act of 2019 Economic Ladders to End Volatility and Advance Training and Employment Act of 2019 [HB-556]
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[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes a federal program to help fund (1) state- and tribe-run job-assistance programs, and (2) assistance for self-employed individuals and workers who relocate for employment opportunities. The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide funds for programs that assist eligible individuals, such as those who face barriers to employment. Such programs shall provide employment services, training, and related services. The bill also establishes criteria for using such funds for various purposes, including subsidized jobs. The bill also
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 01/15/2019
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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
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[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'
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020
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Stronger Way Act [S.1938]
Stronger Way Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/05/2017
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Student Loan Relief Act of 2017 [HB-4000]
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[Education ]
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[Unemployment ]
Student Loan Relief Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a temporary three-year program to facilitate federal student loan refinancing into the private market, at no cost to the federal government, to ensure payment of lower interest rates on student loans. Private lenders under such refinancing program shall be eligible to receive a federal government guarantee of 95% of loans. Treasury shall, in consultation with the Department of Education, begin a national awareness campaign to alert student loan borrowers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 10/10/2017
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Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act [HB-6667]
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[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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 10/09/2018
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Assistance for Workers Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act [S.3289]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Assistance for Workers Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/26/2018
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 [HB-6545]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/19/2018
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Automotive Jobs Act of 2018 [S.3266]
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[Manufacturing ]
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Automotive Jobs Act of 2018 This bill directs the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to report on the status of the U.S. automotive industry. The bill suspends the Department of Commerce's investigation initiated on May 23, 2018, regarding the effects on national security of importing automobiles and automotive parts until the USITC submits its report to the President and Congress and the President subsequently determines whether to reopen the investigation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S5366-5367) on 07/25/2018
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Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018 [HB-6472]
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Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Introduced In House on 07/23/2018
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Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018 [HB-6467]
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[Economic Development ]
Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/23/2018
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Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act [HB-6396]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
Assistance for Firms Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act This bill provides financial assistance to companies harmed by retaliatory foreign tariffs. It expands the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program, which currently provides such assistance to companies adversely affected by competing imported goods and services. Companies that have seen a significant decrease in sales of exported goods or services, in whole or in part as a result of tariffs imposed by foreign countries in response to U.S. tariff increases, may petition the Department of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Introduced In House on 07/17/2018
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Assistance for Workers Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act [HB-6395]
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Assistance for Workers Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri A. Sewell
Introduced In House on 07/17/2018
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Merger Enforcement Improvement Act [S.1811]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
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Merger Enforcement Improvement Act This bill modifies antitrust enforcement requirements regarding mergers (acquisitions by one corporation of the voting securities or assets of another). Specifically, the bill: adjusts premerger notification filing fees; requires certain filers to report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or to the relevant Assistant Attorney General on information that allows the government to assess the competitive impact of a merger; requires the FTC to study overlapping ownership or control by investors in certain markets;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/14/2017
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6157]
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[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
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[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that this bill provides appropriations for FY2019. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 This division provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. It does not include funding for military construction,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Signed By President. on 09/28/2018
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 [HB-4074]
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[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Unemployment ]
[Food ]
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 10/26/2017
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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act [S.2979]
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[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[International ]
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Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act This bill rescinds approximately $15 billion in budget authority over 2018-2028 that was proposed to be rescinded by the President under procedures included in the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. (A rescission is legislation enacted by Congress that cancels the availability of previously enacted budget authority before the authority would otherwise expire. Under current law, the President may propose rescissions to Congress, which must be enacted into law to take effect. Congress may rescind
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred Concurrently To The Committees On Appropriations; The Budget Pursuant To The Order Of January 30, 1975, As Modified By The Order Of April 11, 1986, With Instructions That The Budget Committee Be Authorized To Report Its Views To The Appropriations Committee, And That The Latter Alone Be Authorized To Report The Bill. on 05/24/2018