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21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2016 [HB-5114]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Energy ]
21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2016 This bill establishes a 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) that provides work and training opportunities for youth and veterans in certain federal agencies. Work and training provided in 21CSC must involve: protecting, restoring, and enhancing natural, cultural, and historical resources and treasures, including public and tribal land or water; supporting outdoor recreation and urban green spaces; restoring and safeguarding U.S. natural resources; or service that is primarily indoors
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/23/2016
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act [HB-4790]
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[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Economic Development ]
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to adopt a consistent and uniform special recreation permitting process with respect to outfitters and guides. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall sell National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes entrance and recreation fees through federal websites. Interior and USDA should: work with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Nepal Recovery Act [HB-4674]
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Nepal Recovery Act This bill authorizes the President to provide technical and financial assistance for programs that: (1) improve Nepal's basic infrastructure following the earthquakes in affected communities; (2) support economic growth, including through agriculture and small-scale enterprise opportunities; (3) promote health and basic education programs; and (4) support democracy programs that promote political reforms, including strengthening democratic institutions and rule of law. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency may provide accelerated
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 03/02/2016
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Young Adults Driving Safety Act of 2015 [HB-3792]
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[Grants ]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Young Adults Driving Safety Act of 2015 This bill directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to award competitive grants of up to $100,000 to non-profit organizations, tribal governments, or educational institutions to develop model programs to assist young adults with obtaining or regaining driver's licenses. A recipient may use grant funds to: conduct a comprehensive assessment of the driver's licensing status of young adults in the neighborhoods to be served; develop and implement strategies to address licensing deficits and barriers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 10/22/2015
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Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Act of 2015 [HB-3555]
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[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Unemployment ]
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Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Act of 2015 This bill: (1) prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act, with specified exceptions, for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States; and (2) requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at locally-prevailing rates. TITLE I--RELIEF FOR WORKERS AND BUSINESSES
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016
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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-3409]
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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. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments received by a student under a comprehensive student work-learning-service program operated by a work college.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
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Child Performers Protection Act of 2015 [HB-3383]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Film Production ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Child Performers Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the application of child labor requirements and prohibitions with respect to child performers to specify new limitations on the number of hours such children may be employed at the place of employment. An employer or contractor may not: (1) employ any child performer unless a trust meeting specified requirements has been established on the child performer's behalf and the employer has obtained the account number of the trust account or other proof
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Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Securing America's Next Generation of Safe Loggers and Truckers Act [HB-3283]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Securing America's Next Generation of Safe Loggers and Truckers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to employment of an employee age 16 or 17 exclusively by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging operation owned or operated by that parent or person. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall establish a test program to allow states to enter into interstate compacts with contiguous states, approved by the governor of each state,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 [HB-3226]
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[Trade ]
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Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 This bill 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 raw materials, goods, and finished products that have been tainted in the supply chains. The bill amends
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/27/2015
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Pay Workers a Living Wage Act [HB-3164]
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[Inflation ]
[Small Business ]
[Poverty ]
Pay Workers a Living Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2016, or, if later, on the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act; (2) $10.50 an hour after one year; (3) $12.00 an hour after two years; (4) $13.50 an hour after three years; (5) $15.00 an hour after four years; and (6) the amount the Department of Labor determines (based on increases in the median hourly wage of all employees) after five years, and annually
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-3020]
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[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
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[Libraries ]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2016 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-195, By Mr. Cole. on 07/10/2015
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2822]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Finance ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Native American Affairs ]
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[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
H.amdt.630 On Agreeing To The Black Amendment (a100) Agreed To By Voice Vote. on 07/08/2015
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Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2015 [HB-2796]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2015 Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award grants to states to help local areas with high concentrations of eligible youth to carry out summer employment programs to provide those youth with summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic and occupational learning.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Richmond
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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CARE Act of 2015 Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2015 [HB-2764]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Food ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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CARE Act of 2015 Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2015 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to define "oppressive child labor," for purposes of the Act's child labor prohibitions, as the employment of any employee who is: 16 or 17 in any occupation found by the Department of Labor to be particularly hazardous for their employment or detrimental to their health or well-being; 14 or 15, unless the employment is confined to periods which do not interfere with the employee's schooling, health, or well-being; or under 14. Revises the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Employ Young Americans Now Act [HB-2714]
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[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Employ Young Americans Now Act Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2016. Requires the Department 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 Department to award allocations and competitive grants to local entities for work-based training
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Stop Blood Tomatoes Act [HB-2385]
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[Human Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
Stop Blood Tomatoes Act This bill requires each public or private company that produces or sells products in interstate commerce and has gross annual revenues exceeding $1 million to submit to annual audits of its supply chains by an independent auditor to determine if the chains are free of child labor and forced labor. The independent auditor shall determine in each audit either that: the company's products are produced without the use of child labor or forced labor; or if the auditor cannot be certain that child labor or forced labor was used,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Juan Vargas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 05/22/2015
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Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act [HB-2197]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
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Youth PROMISE Act Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based and promising practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/01/2015
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Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015 [HB-2167]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015 Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename: (1) the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 as the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993, and (2) the Public Lands Corps as the Public Lands Service Corps (the Corps). Establishes the Corps in the Department of Commerce (as well as in the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, as under current law). Requires: (1) establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and the National Oceanic and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/23/2016
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Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act [HB-2146]
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[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Human Rights ]
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Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exemption from the 10% penalty tax on early distributions from a government retirement plan for qualified public safety employees who have reached age 50, to expand the exemption to include specified federal law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, federal firefighters, and air traffic controllers who similarly have reached age 50. The bill also eliminates the restriction that only distributions from
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Became Public Law No: 114-26. (txt | Pdf) on 06/29/2015
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Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2015 [HB-2140]
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[Media and Advertising ]
[National Security ]
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Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2015 This bill prohibits U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance to the government of Vietnam in excess of FY2014 amounts unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has made substantial progress respecting political, civil, media, Internet, and religious freedoms, minority rights, access to U.S. refugee programs, and actions to end trafficking in persons and the release of religious and political prisoners. The President may waive such requirements: if increased U.S. nonhumanitarian assistance would
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 05/20/2015