Youth Jobs Act
Latest action · Jun 13, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 13, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Youth Jobs Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Youth Jobs Fund, with an initial appropriation of $3 billion for FY2014.
Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.
Requires the Secretary to award allocations and 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 young 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
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jun 13, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1383 | Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2013 |
| HR 2381 | Youth Jobs Act | Identical bill | Jul 8, 2013 |
| HR 2721 | Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013 | Related bill | Sep 13, 2013 |
| HR 2770 | Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013 | Related bill | Sep 13, 2013 |
| HR 2821 | American Jobs Act of 2013 | Related bill | Sep 18, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
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- Jun 13, 2013Introduced in Senate
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