HR 6421 · 94th Congress ·

Guaranteed Employment Opportunities Act

Introduced 1975-04-28· Sponsored by Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1975-04-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Guaranteed Employment Opportunities Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish and maintain a pilot program to provide a guaranteed employment opportunity to any eligible individual. Defines "eligible individual" as any individual who: (1) is 18 years of age or older; (2) is a resident of the designated county in which he is applying for employment under this Act on the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) has not engaged in full-time employment during the three-week period immediately before the date of his application for employment under this Act; and (4) is a member of a family whose total income did not exceed $700 in the previous month. Provides that any county in the United States having a population of 20,000 or less may apply to the Secretary for participation in the pilot program. Specifies the required information in such application. Provides that the Secretary shall reimburse any business concern an amount equal to 50 percent of the Federal minimum wage for each eligible individual employed in a county participating in the pilot program by such business concern. Allows such reimbursement to be made for a one year period following the date of employment of an e…

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Cosponsors (8)

7 Democrats1 Republican