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Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016 [HB-210]
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Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill 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
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-655. on 07/05/2016
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HERO Act of 2015 Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015 [HB-1998]
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HERO Act of 2015 Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to operate, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a Cyber Crimes Center to provide investigative assistance, training, and equipment to support domestic and international investigations by ICE of cyber-related crimes. Within the Cyber Crimes Center, DHS shall operate a Child Exploitation Investigations Unit, which shall: coordinate all ICE child exploitation initiatives,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 05/15/2015
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Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015 [HB-1916]
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Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that CBP partnership programs, such as the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, provide trade benefits to importers, exporters, and certain other private sector entities that meet program requirements. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the effectiveness of CBP enforcement of U.S. customs and trade laws (trade enforcement). The CBP shall establish priorities and performance standards to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sander Levin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 05/06/2015
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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-1903]
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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. 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. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 05/04/2015
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Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-1890]
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Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Declares the overall trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to any agreement with a foreign country to reduce or eliminate existing tariffs or nontariff barriers of that country or the United States that are unduly burdening and restricting U.S. trade. Includes among such objectives: more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; the reduction or elimination of trade barriers and distortions that are directly related to trade and investment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-100, Part I. on 05/01/2015
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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor. [HB-1848]
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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor. This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to redefine "oppressive child labor," for purposes of child labor prohibitions, to include the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-159]
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Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to give preferential consideration in awarding Community Oriented Police Services grants to an application from an applicant in a state that has in effect a law that: (1) treats a minor who has engaged in, or has attempted to engage in, a commercial sex act as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons; (2) discourages the charging or prosecution of such individual for a prostitution
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/04/2015
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Social Impact Partnership Act [HB-1336]
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Social Impact Partnership 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 Partnerships). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to publish in the Federal Register a request for proposals from states or local government for social impact partnership 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/19/2015
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Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act [HB-1314]
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Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act TITLE I--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase the discretionary spending limits for FY2016 and FY2017. The bill revises procedures for implementing the sequester of direct spending, which is required under current law and involves cuts that interact with discretionary spending levels. The bill requires the sequester to take place in FY2016 and FY2017 as if the amendments that this bill makes to the discretionary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Presented To President. on 11/02/2015
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Future Logging Careers Act [HB-1215]
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Future Logging Careers Act 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 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging or mechanized operation owned or operated by that parent or person.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
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Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2015 [HB-1000]
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Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, publicly-funded elementary and secondary educational institutions, educational institutions in the Federal Work-Study Program, and tax-exempt non-profit organizations for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment; and (2) Workforce Investment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Apprenticeship Program National Scorecard Act [HB-8766]
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To direct the Secretary of Labor to provide for data collection and dissemination of information regarding programs under the national apprenticeship system, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pappas
Introduced In House on 11/17/2020
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Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act [HB-8747]
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To direct the Secretary of Labor to award formula and competitive grants for layoff aversion activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Introduced In House on 11/12/2020
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A resolution recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their efforts to end the financial exploitation of children and to ensure the right of all children to an education. [SR-595]
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Recognizes Nobel Laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbols of peace and advocates for ending the financial exploitation of children and for the opportunity of all children to have access to education. Commends all individuals working around the world to end the scourge of child slavery and to advance education for all children. Recognizes the challenges that remain in ending the financial exploitation of children and providing access to an education for all children. Urges all governments, civil society organizations, businesses,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Resolution Agreed To In Senate With An Amendment And An Amended Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6929; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6929) on 12/16/2014
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Careers through Responsive, Efficient, and Effective Retraining Act [S.804]
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Careers through Responsive, Efficient, and Effective Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1988, with respect to funds for statewide youth activities which are allocated to a local area for eligible youth seeking assistance in achieving academic and employment success, to require the use of such funds for training programs, with priority consideration given to those that lead to an industry-recognized, nationally portable, and regionally relevant credential. Requires the operator of a state one-stop system for delivery of training
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/24/2013
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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [S.744]
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Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - (Sec. 2) States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) from processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status (RPI), as established by this Act, until the Secretary has submitted to Congress the notice of commencement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 12/10/2014
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Urban Jobs Act of 2013 [S.655]
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Urban Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to national or regional private nonprofit community-based organizations to carry out Urban Jobs Programs to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible urban youth to provide them with a pathway to employment, or education leading to employment. Defines "eligible youth" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/22/2013
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.47]
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (3) "underserved
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 113-4. on 03/07/2013
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A bill to require that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential. [S.453]
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American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or 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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/05/2013
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Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013 [S.360]
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Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) 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). (Sec. 4) Establishes the Corps in the Department of Commerce (as well as in the Department of Agriculture [USDA] and the Department of the Interior, as under current law). Requires: (1) the establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, the Forest
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Wyden With Amendments. With Written Report No. 113-101. on 09/10/2013