S 1560 · 93th Congress · Labor and Employment

Emergency Employment Amendments

Introduced 1973-04-12· Sponsored by Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1973-08-01)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 1973-07-31
Yea 74Nay 21
PassedSenate · 1973-07-31
Yea 74Nay 21

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Emergency Employment Amendments - Authorizes appropriations of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1974, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1975, to carry out the provisions of the Emergency Employment Act. Provides that an application for assistance under such Act shall include a provision setting forth assurances that all persons employed under any such program, other than necessary technical, supervisory, and administrative personnel, will be selected from among unemployed and underemployed persons who are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds or have been unemployed for not less than fifteen weeks immediately prior to employment under such program. States that in allocating funds apportioned to each State, the Secretary shall establish procedures to assure that all persons newly hired in public service jobs from funds made available out of appropriations with respect to the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975, shall be veterans who meet the requirements of the Act until such time as the number of such veterans constitutes 50 percent of the number of all persons employed in such jobs under such Act.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican