HR 683 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Urban Jobs Act of 2011

Introduced Feb 11, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Edolphus Towns D-NY

Latest action · Mar 4, 2011 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.

IntroducedFeb 11, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Urban Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to the National Urban League to operate, through local affiliates, an Urban Jobs Program to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible young adults to prepare them for entry into the workforce.

Defines "eligible young adults" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject to the criminal justice process.

Directs the Secretary to establish a National Jobs Council Advisory Committee.

Expresses the sense of Congress that National Urban League affiliates should establish local jobs council advisory committees to aid in establishing local community support for local implementation of the program.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2011 to Jul 26, 2012; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings	Original	Feb 11, 2011
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel	Original	Feb 11, 2011
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne	Original	Feb 11, 2011
D-IL	Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.	Original	Feb 11, 2011
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond		Feb 15, 2011
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.		Mar 9, 2011
D-OH	Betty Sutton		Mar 31, 2011
D-FL	Corrine Brown		Mar 31, 2011
D-PA	Robert A. Brady		Mar 31, 2011
D-TN	Steve Cohen		Mar 31, 2011
D-NJ	Albio Sires		Apr 8, 2011
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson		Apr 8, 2011
D-NY	Gregory W. Meeks		Apr 8, 2011
D-GA	John Lewis		May 10, 2011
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush		May 25, 2011

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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 Feb 11, 2011
	Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee	Referred Mar 4, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This Bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the ``General Welfare Clause.'' This provision grants Congress the broad power ``to pay the Debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.'' (Please note, pursuant to Article I, section 8, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'')

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H725.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 922	Urban Jobs Act of 2011	Related bill	May 9, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Urban Jobs Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 11, 2011Introduced in House

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