Jobs Now Act of 2017
Latest action · Jul 24, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 24, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jobs Now Act of 2017
This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide a local government unit with a public service.
The bill prescribes required and authorized uses of grant fund and priorities for awarding and using grant funds, including:
- encouraging grantees to use funds to retain, employ, or train veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and
- giving priority in awarding grants to local government units and their community-based organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 24, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jul 24, 2017 |
Actions 2
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- Jul 24, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
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- Jul 24, 2017Introduced in House
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