Youth Employment And Child Labor

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Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-898] [Human Rights ] [Crime ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [International ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ]
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) limit the validity of a passport issued to a sex offender to one year or such time period as appropriate, and (2) revoke the passport or passport card of an individual who has been convicted of a sex offense by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction. Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to rename the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking as the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Modern Slavery and Other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/08/2013

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Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013 [HB-870] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Education ]
Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment; and (2) Workforce Investment programs. Directs the Secretary to convene a national employment conference to bring together leaders of small, medium, and large businesses, labor, government, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013

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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83] [Energy ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [HB-803] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Unemployment ] [Poverty ] [Disabilities ] [Economic Development ]
Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act or SKILLS Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult education and family literacy education programs. Title I: Amendments to the Workforce Investment Act of 2012 - Subtitle A: Workforce Investment Definitions - (Sec. 101) Defines "accrued expenditures," "administrative costs," "at-risk youth," "industry (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Became Public Law No: 113-128. on 07/22/2014

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Workforce Investment Act of 2013 [HB-798] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Disabilities ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Unemployment ] [Pensions ] [Social Security ]
Workforce Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult education and family literacy education programs. Revises member composition of state and local workforce investment boards to require at least 20% of the board be composed of representatives of the workforce within the state. Revises requirements for a five-year state worker investment plan. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude payments received under the Work Colleges Program from gross income, including payments made from institutional funds. [HB-5787] [Taxes ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments received by a student under a comprehensive work-learning-service program operated by a work college.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 12/03/2014

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Employ Young Americans Now Act [HB-5489] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ]
Employ Young Americans Now Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2015. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth. Requires the Secretary to award allocations and competitive grants to local entities for work-based training (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5464] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Libraries ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Labor. Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 to the Department of Education. Makes appropriations for FY2015 to: (1) the Committee for Purchase (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 09/15/2014

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AGE-IN Act [HB-5436] [Healthcare ] [Disabilities ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ]
Assistance in Gaining Experience, Independence, and Navigation Act of 2014 or the AGE-IN Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award a grant to: (1) analyze existing research on youth and young adults with an autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities as they transition out of the school-based support system; (2) research existing infrastructure for transitioning youth, including access to health care, continuing education programs, and community integration programs; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Gibson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 09/12/2014

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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2014 [HB-5352] [Education ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Unemployment ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Budget and Spending ] [Food ]
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2014 - Division A: Education - Title I: Strong Start for America's Children - Subtitle A: Access to Voluntary Prekindergarten for Low- and Moderate-Income Families - Directs the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs), childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Allots grants to states based on each state's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014

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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor. [HB-5327] [Agriculture ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ] [Food ]
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require any employment in which children under the age of 18 come into direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves to be considered particularly hazardous oppressive child labor, which is prohibited under such Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/17/2014

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Student Job Protection Act of 2014 [HB-5298] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ]
Student Job Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude students who are employed by an institution of higher education (IHE) and carrying what the school considers a full-time academic workload at the IHE from being counted as full-time employees in calculating the IHE's shared responsibility regarding health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Turner Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/30/2014

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Student Worker Exemption Act of 2014 [HB-5262] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Student Loans ]
Student Worker Exemption Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude students who are employed by an institution of higher education (IHE) and carrying a full-time academic workload at the IHE from being counted as full-time employees in calculating the IHE's shared responsibility regarding health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/30/2014

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To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to prohibition on importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor, and for other purposes. [HB-5247] [Trade ] [Human Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [International ] [Consumer Protection ]
Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception to the prohibition on the importation of goods made with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/29/2014

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TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2013 [HB-511] [Disabilities ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Transition toward Excellence, Achievement, and Mobility through Empowerment Act of 2013 or the TEAM-Empowerment Act of 2013 - Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award competitive grants to states for the development and implementation of an individual transition plan (ITP) for each individual with a developmental disability in the state who is transitioning from secondary school into adulthood. Requires ITPs to assist the developmentally disabled (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/08/2013

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TEAM-Employment Act of 2013 [HB-509] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Disabilities ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Transition toward Excellence, Achievement, and Mobility through Employment Act of 2013 or TEAM-Employment Act of 2013 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend from 18 to 48 months the length of time a designated state unit may provide supported employment services, including: (1) activities related to customized employment, or (2) a set of activities implemented during the search for employment leading to an integrated employment outcome for an individual with a disability. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013

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America Works Act [HB-497] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Manufacturing ]
America Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require state or local workforce investment systems to use youth activities funds for programs that provide training, which may include priority consideration for training programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials aligned with in-demand occupations or industries in the local area involved. Authorizes the operator and employees of a one-stop center, in assisting individuals in selecting programs of training services, to give priority consideration to such programs. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013

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Social Impact Bond Act [HB-4885] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ]
Social Impact Bond Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services and Elder Justice) of the Social Security Act to add a new part C (Social Impact Bonds). Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to seek proposals from states or local governments for social impact bond projects which produce measurable, clearly defined outcomes that result in social benefit, such as employment for the unemployed, high school graduation, and reduction of teen and unplanned pregnancies as well as incidences of child abuse and neglect. Requires applications (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Financial Services, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 06/18/2014

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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 [HB-4842] [Human Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ] [Small Business ] [Law Enforcement ]
Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) legislation is necessary to provide consumers information on products that are free of child labor, forced labor, slavery, and human trafficking; and (2) businesses and consumers, by means of publicly available disclosures, can avoid inadvertently promoting or sanctioning these crimes through production and purchase of goods and products that have been tainted in the supply chains. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/17/2014

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School Modernization and Revitalization Through Jobs Act [HB-4826] [Education ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Manufacturing ] [Infrastructure ] [Children and Youth ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
School Modernization and Revitalization Through Jobs Act, the SMART Jobs Act, or the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date. Allocates grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014

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