Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 10, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
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.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 10, 2019 to Mar 11, 2020, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Sep 10, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2019Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2457 | Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Sep 10, 2019 |
| HR 7477 | WPA Act | Related bill | Jul 1, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Accounting and auditing
- Adult day care
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Appropriations
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Department of Labor
- Disability assistance
- Economic development
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment and training programs
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Income tax credits
- Labor and Employment
- Labor-management relations
- Mental health
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Wages and earnings
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Introduced in House
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