HR 50 · 95th Congress · Economics and Public Finance
Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Public Law 95-523.(1978-10-27)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 1978-10-13
Yea 70Nay 19
PassedSenate · 1978-10-13
Yea 70Nay 19
PassedHouse · 1978-03-16
Yea 257Nay 152
PassedHouse · 1978-03-16
Yea 257Nay 152
Plain Language Summary
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Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act - Title I: Establishment of Goals, Planning, and General Economic Policies - Amends the Employment Act of 1946 to declare that all adult Americans able, willing, and seeking work have the right to useful paid employment at fair rates of compensation. States that, in moving toward the goal of full employment, it shall be an objective to maintain trends in the ratio of private employment civilian public employment and first priority is to expand conventional private jobs through policies made available under this Act. Directs the President in each annual Economic Report to recommend numerical goals for employment, production, and purchasing power, as well as policies to support these goals and achieve balanced growth and full employment. Requires the preparation of a Full Employment and Balanced Growth Plan, prepared with the assistance of Economic Advisers and in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget. Requires that such plan set forth foreseeable social and economic goals; provide estimates of unmet social and economic needs; identify available and needed resources; and contain long-term economic goals including (1) full employ…
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