House Bill 3376
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Jobs Now Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 24, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3376
Congress
115
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Jobs Now Act of 2017
This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide a local government unit with a public service.
The bill prescribes required and authorized uses of grant fund and priorities for awarding and using grant funds, including:
- encouraging grantees to use funds to retain, employ, or train veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and
- giving priority in awarding grants to local government units and their community-based organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.
July 24, 2017
07/24/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
07/24/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:21 PM