Youth Corps Act of 2011
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 15, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Youth Corps Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to eligible public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out Youth Corps programs that utilize the Youth Corps model to provide eligible youth age 16 through 24 with education and work readiness training to enable them to find employment in the economy of the 21st century, and instill in them a sense of civic engagement and environmental stewardship.
Defines "Youth Corps model" as a youth education and training program for which an eligible entity provides eligible youth, among other things, with stipended or paid work experience and basic and technical skills training leading to: (1) enrollment in postsecondary education or training, (2) attainment of an industry-recognized certification or credential, (3) meaningful employment in the economy of the 21st century, or (4) military service.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2011 to Mar 19, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Feb 15, 2011 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Feb 16, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 16, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Feb 17, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Mar 8, 2011 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Mar 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 13, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 6, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Jul 8, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 13, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Aug 19, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Aug 30, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 13, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Feb 16, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Mar 19, 2012 |
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 15, 2011 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Feb 15, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E234-235)
- Feb 15, 2011Referred 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 E234 | Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | Feb 15, 2011 |
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 H923.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2108 | Youth Corps Act of 2012 | Related bill | Feb 14, 2012 |
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 provide for the establishment of Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Youth Corps 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 15, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
