Jobs for America Act of 2004
Latest action · Jul 15, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jobs for America Act of 2004 - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide protections for employees relating to the offshoring of jobs.
Revises the definition of mass layoff to mean a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss at the single site of employment for a 30-day period for at least 50 employees.
Defines offshoring of jobs as any action taken by an employer the effect of which is to create, shift, or transfer work or facilities outside the United States and which results in an employment loss during any 30 day period for 15 or more employees.
Sets forth requirements for notices for offshoring of jobs.
Establishes requirements for posting of notice of rights by employers and for contents of annual reports by the Secretary of Labor.
Revises provisions relating to: (1) determinations with respect to employment loss; and (2) civil actions against employers.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2004 to Nov 16, 2004; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-TX | Max Sandlin | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 9, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 28, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 16, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2004 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Jul 15, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jun 25, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1275 | George Miller D-CA | Jun 25, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide protections for employees relating to the offshoring of jobs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Jobs for America Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Damages
- Employee rights
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Labor and Employment
- Labor statistics
- Layoffs
- Liability (Law)
- Location of industries
- Offshore manufacturing
- Punitive damages
- Signs and signboards
- Wage restitution
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2004Introduced in House
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