Congress 115 - HR 6623 - WORKER Act

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Congressional oversight Economic development Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Higher education Infrastructure development Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Science and engineering education State and local finance Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Women's education

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Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act or the WORKER Act

This bill provides for (1) a grant program to implement engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools; (2) programs that increase representation of women and under-represented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations; (3) grants for improved worker training, retention, and advancement; (4) wage insurance for state unemployment compensation recipients; and (5) the establishment of the Distressed Community Investment Agency to promote, establish, and strengthen venture capital investment in distressed communities.

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Aug 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Aug 15, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jul 27, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Jul 27, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 26, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 26, 2018

Introduced in House

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