Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2021
Latest action · Jul 9, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Labor to provide funding to states for the development or expansion of summer and year-round youth employment programs that (1) match youth participants with appropriate employers for high-quality employment opportunities; and (2) provide work-readiness training and educational programs, coaching and mentoring, career and postsecondary education planning services, financial literacy education, and supportive services.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 9, 2021 to Jun 15, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jul 9, 2021 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jul 9, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Jul 9, 2021 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Aug 17, 2021 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Aug 17, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Mar 8, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 15, 2022 |
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 Jul 9, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 120, July 9, 2021, page H3618.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5511 | Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 14, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide subsidized summer and year-round employment for youth who face systemic barriers to employment and viable career options and to assist local community partnerships in improving high school graduation and youth employment rates, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2021Introduced 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.
