Local Jobs for America Act
Latest action · Jun 16, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 16, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Local Jobs for America Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor, to provide for the allotment of funds to states, local government units, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through the retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities.
Prohibits the hiring of an individual for a position funded under this Act if: (1) it results in the layoff or partial displacement of an existing employee of a unit or organization; or (2) such individual will perform the same or substantially similar work that was performed by the previous employee of the unit or organization.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2010 to Jul 19, 2010, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jun 16, 2010 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Jun 16, 2010 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 19, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Jun 16, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4812 | Local Jobs for America Act | Related bill | Mar 22, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative remedies
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Fires
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Intergovernmental relations
- Labor and Employment
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Minority education
- Preschool education
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Unemployment
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2010Introduced in Senate
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