Employ Young Americans Now Act

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Bill Number

S 1590

Introduced

Jul 19, 2017

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Topics

Employee hiring Employment and training programs Government trust funds Labor and Employment Unemployment Youth employment and child labor

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Summary

Employ Young Americans Now Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish programs to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth and skills training for low-income youth and young adults.

The bill establishes the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2018, to finance such programs.

Actions

Jul 19, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 19, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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