Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013
Latest action · Sep 13, 2013 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.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Treasury the Pathways Back to Work Fund, with an initial appropriation of $12.5 billion.
Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and Native American program grantees to provide: (1) subsidized employment to unemployed, low-income adults; and (2) summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.
Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment.
Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2013 to Jul 24, 2013; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jul 18, 2013 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jul 18, 2013 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jul 22, 2013 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 24, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jul 24, 2013 |
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 Jul 18, 2013 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Sep 13, 2013 | |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Sep 13, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jul 18, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 2013Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4725.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-8 | THE WAR ON POVERTY: A PROGRESS REPORT83 pages | Budget Committee | Jul 31, 2013 |
| Serial No. 113-6 | PROTECTING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: A DISCUSSION ON SCHOOL SAFETY97 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Feb 27, 2013 |
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1170 | Youth Jobs Act | Related bill | Jun 13, 2013 |
| S 1383 | Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2013 |
| HR 2381 | Youth Jobs Act | Related bill | Jul 8, 2013 |
| HR 2770 | Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Sep 13, 2013 |
| S 2832 | Employ Young Americans Now Act | Related bill | Sep 16, 2014 |
| HR 5489 | Employ Young Americans Now Act | Related bill | Nov 17, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, provide summer employment and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and carry out work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Adult education and literacy
- Disability and paralysis
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Government trust funds
- Labor and Employment
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- State and local government operations
- Unemployment
- Vocational and technical education
- Wages and earnings
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2013Introduced 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.
