HR 3554 · 114th Congress · Labor and Employment

Jobs Now Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-09-17· Sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.(2016-03-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Jobs Now Act of 2015 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 them a public service. Prescribes program requirements, including that: each unit or organization grantee give priority to the retention, employment, and training of veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and Labor give priority to the award of grants to units and organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.…

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