Federal Jobs Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 30, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Jobs Act
This bill requires federal agencies to develop plans to increase diversity in the workforce.
Specifically, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must develop a plan to increase diversity in executive agencies that includes specified information, including strategies for agencies to remove barriers to equal employment opportunities. Each executive agency must develop an agency-specific plan to increase diversity, pursuant to OPM guidance, and annually publish specified data. The legislative and judicial branches of government must also implement these requirements to the greatest extent possible.
Additionally, each executive agency, and each prime contractor that is under contract with an executive agency, must annually report information relating to economically and socially disadvantaged businesses.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2020 to Sep 8, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 30, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 30, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Aug 6, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Sep 8, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 30, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6240 | Federal Jobs Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional oversight
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Minority employment
- Public contracts and procurement
- Small business
- Women's employment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2020Introduced in Senate
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