HR 1060 · 98th Congress · Labor and Employment

Long-Term Investment in Full Employment Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-01-27· Sponsored by Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1]· 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: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1983-03-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Long-Term Investment in Full Employment Act of 1983 - Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 1983 through 1987. Directs the Secretary of Labor, from such appropriations for any fiscal year, to make allocations to the States on the basis of relative numbers of unemployed individuals. Directs the Secretary, from the amount allocated to any State, to make grants to the State government and other appropriate agencies and organizations within the State to establish employment programs. Requires that such programs: (1) guarantee employment for adult residents of the program area who have been unemployed for one month or more and who are ready, willing, and able to work; (2) pay a wage not less than the higher of the applicable minimum wage or the comparable prevailing wage, for at least a 40-hour workweek; (3) provide employment for the maintenance, repair, renovation, or reconstruction of decaying public facilities, including highways, roads, parks, water and sewer facilities, schools, hospitals, and intercity and intracity rail systems; (4) provide employment for an initial period of six months; and (5) provide an additional six-months employment for individuals who enr…

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