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House Bill 2842
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Jun 23, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 8, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 26, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2842
Congress
115
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Social Welfare
Primary focus of measure is public assistance and Social Security programs; social services matters, including community service, volunteer, and charitable activities. Measures concerning such health programs as Medicare and Medicaid may fall under Health policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Carlos Curbelo
Florida
Democrat
Danny K. Davis
Illinois
Republican
Pete Sessions
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on June 23, 2017
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
322
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act

This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Administration for Children & Families (ACF) to make grants to states for demonstration projects that provide wage subsidies to enable low-income individuals to enter and retain employment.

States may use grant funds to subsidize an individual's wages for up to 12 months. The subsidy may be up to 50% of an individual's wages. Individuals are eligible for subsidized wages if they: (1) are recipients of TANF or similar state assistance or a noncustodial parent of a child receiving such assistance, (2) are unemployed when the subsidy begins, and (3) have an income below 200% of the poverty line.

States must ensure that participants in subsidized job programs do not displace current workers.

The ACF must reserve funding to carry out this bill from amounts in the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs.
Text (4)
Referred in Senate
June 26, 2017
Engrossed in House
June 23, 2017
Reported in House
June 20, 2017
Introduced in House
June 8, 2017
Amendments (7)
Jun 23, 2017
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 148
An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 115-187 to require the Secretary to address employment-related challenges in rural areas and among members of federally recognized Indian tribes in the recommendations provided to Congress.
Agreed To
Jun 23, 2017
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 147
An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 115-187 to direct HHS to measure the effect of training and credentialing in its evaluation to the public and recommendations to Congress.
Agreed To
Jun 23, 2017
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 146
Amendment to direct states to include in their end of the fiscal year report the number of recipients who received additional federal or state means-tested benefits during their subsidized employment.
Agreed To
Jun 23, 2017
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 145
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 115-187 to require states to report on the number of individuals who are in a career that matches their training.
Agreed To
Jun 23, 2017
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 144
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 115-187 to require states to coordinate the subsidized employment program authorized in the bill with other federal workforce development programs, including the Federal Work Study Program.
Agreed To
Jun 23, 2017
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 143
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 115-187 to ensure that states include in their applications how they will use the funds to help individuals who have been displaced or relocated from a public housing authority to an alternative public housing facility or placed on rental assistance.
Agreed To
Jun 23, 2017
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 142
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-187 to encourage better coordination with state workforce development efforts and adds to the reporting requirements in Section 5 to describe efforts by the State to ensure nondisplacement and establish grievance procedures.
Agreed To
Related Bills (1)
Jun 22, 2017
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 396
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2842) to provide for the conduct of demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for TANF recipients, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
Active
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
Procedurally-Related Measure
Legislation that affects consideration of other legislation (e.g., a rule for consideration, a bill ordered to be reported or passed in lieu of another measure). Identical bills, companion measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
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