Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
Latest action · Jan 30, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
This bill addresses employment standards for individuals with disabilities.
The bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to states and certain eligible entities to assist them in transforming their business and program models to support individuals with disabilities by
- operating competitive integrated employment businesses,
- assisting disabled individuals in finding and retaining work in such employment, and
- providing integrated employment and integrated community participation and wraparound services for such individuals.
The bill prohibits the issuance of new special certificates that allow payment of subminimum wages to disabled individuals and phases out existing certificates over a six year period.
The bill directs the Office of Disability Employment of Labor to award grants to provide technical assistance to employers transitioning from special certificates to competitive integrated employment for disabled individuals.
Labor must contract with a nonprofit entity to conduct an evaluation of the impact of the transitioning requirements of this bill.
Cosponsors 62
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2019 to Oct 20, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Feb 22, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Feb 27, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | May 21, 2019 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jan 21, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | May 22, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Aug 25, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Oct 20, 2020 |
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 30, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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. 165, no. 19, January 30, 2019, page H1337.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-24 | ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT: OPENING DOORS TO OPPORTUNITY187 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | May 21, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43744 | Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works | Report | Nov 10, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 260 | Transformation to Competitive Employment Act | Identical bill | Jan 29, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to transform their business and program models, to support individuals with disabilities to transition to competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Disability assistance
- Employment and training programs
- Family services
- Labor and Employment
- Labor standards
- Mental health
- Performance measurement
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2019Introduced 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.
