Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2012
Latest action · Sep 26, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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.
- IntroducedMar 28, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2012 - 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.
Establishes arbitration procedures for resolution of disputes for grant recipients. Requires the Secretary of Labor to post a whistleblower hotline on the Department of Labor's website for the public to report noncompliance with the Act's requirements.
Directs the Secretary to convene a national employment conference to bring together leaders of small, medium, and large businesses, labor, government, and other parties to discuss employment, with particular attention to structural unemployment and the plight of disadvantaged youth.
Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise member composition requirements for state and local workforce investment boards to include at least 25% of the chief executive officers of minority-serving, community-based organizations.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on certain covered securities transactions, payable by trading facilities or purchasers that deal in such transactions.
Requires a transferor with respect to any outbound securities transaction to deduct and withhold a tax equal to the tax imposed on covered securities transactions.
Cosponsors 61
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2012 to Dec 17, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 25, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| D-MI | David Alan Curson | Dec 17, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Dec 17, 2012 |
Committees 2
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 Mar 28, 2012 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Sep 26, 2012 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 28, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Mar 28, 2012Introduced in House
- Mar 28, 2012Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1740.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 870 | Work Opportunities and Revitalizing Our Communities Act | Related bill | Mar 21, 2011 |
| HR 2368 | Put America to Work Act of 2011 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Financial services and investments
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Labor and Employment
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Licensing and registrations
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Sales and excise taxes
- Securities
- Unemployment
- Wages and earnings
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2012Introduced in House
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