New Chance for a New Start in Life Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 29, 2015 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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
New Chance for a New Start in Life Act of 2015
Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to state and local governments and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs to assist long-term unemployed persons obtain the skills and training to re-enter the workforce and fill jobs in sectors of the economy projected to have the highest rates of demand during the period 2014 through 2024.
Prescribes certain grant condition and use requirements.
Declares that receiving services or compensation under this Act shall not cause any reduction in the amount of unemployment compensation that an individual is otherwise due.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 17, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 17, 2015 |
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 Jan 6, 2015 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1789 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Apr 18, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H616 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 9, 2016 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 1, January 6, 2015, page H45.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs to assist long-term unemployed job hunters obtain the skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of the economy.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- New Chance for a New Start in Life Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Child care and development
- Education programs funding
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Health care coverage and access
- Indian social and development programs
- Labor and Employment
- Minority employment
- Unemployment
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Vocational and technical education
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced 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.
