HR 1000 · 115th Congress · Labor and Employment

Jobs for All Act

Introduced 2017-02-09· Sponsored by Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2017-02-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2017 or the Jobs for All Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, publicly-funded elementary and secondary educational institutions, educational institutions in the Federal Work-Study Program, and tax-exempt non-profit organizations for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment; and (2) Workforce Investment programs. Labor is required, through studies it conducts or through independent studies, to: review the effectiveness of job training and job creation programs under this bill, disseminate information concerning best practices for achieving the bill's goals, and acquire a better understanding of such programs' true cost. Arbitration procedures are established for resolution of disputes for grant recipients. Labor is required to post a whistleblower hotline on its website for the public to report noncompliance with the bill's requirements. Labor must convene an annual national employment conference to di…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats