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| 108-hr-5397 | 108 | hr | 5397 | Retirement Enhancement Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-11-19 | 2004-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Retirement Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise or provide pension plan requirements for: (1) plan coverage and participation, defined contribution plan benefit vesting, and simplified pension plans; (2) various pension protections for spouses (under ERISA, the Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984, and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974); (3) simplified investment standards, including disclosure regarding investments and voting of proxies, diversification in defined contribution investments, diversification of investments under employee stock ownership plans by participants and beneficiaries over 55 years of age, immediate warning of excessive stock holdings, and reports of trades in employer securities; (4) pension information reporting and enforcement for defined benefit plans and multiemployer plans, including procedures for treatment of missing participants and unclaimed benefits; and (5) various pension protections for a changing workforce, including pension plan qualified loans for health insurance and job training expenses of participants or beneficiaries, immediate distributions if rolled over to qualified plans, and prompt distributions from defined contribution plans upon termination of participants' covered employment. Establishes an Office of Pension Participant Advocacy in the Department of Labor. | 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z | |
| 108-hr-5398 | 108 | hr | 5398 | Retirement Enhancement Revenue Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-11-19 | 2004-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Retirement Enhancement Revenue Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules relating to tax-exempt retirement and employee benefit plans. Imposes new qualification, reporting, and disclosure requirements for public employee pension plans. Revises pension rules to provide for: (1) automatic enrollment of all eligible employees in 401(k) plans; (2) diversification of defined contribution plans that hold employer securities; (3) an increase to age 75 for beginning mandatory distributions from retirement plans; (4) restrictions on the exclusion of unionized employees from 401(k) plan participation; and (5) removal of the $5,000 limit on certain mandatory retirement plan distributions. Makes the tax credit for retirement savings contributions refundable and permanent. Allows certain small employers a business tax credit for contributions to employee pension plans. Modifies requirements for joint and survivor annuities and for railroad retirement benefits for divorced and former spouses. Revises rules for defined benefit plans to permit such plans to include 401(k) plans. Modifies certain defined benefit plan eligibility rules. Allows: (1) an exemption from prohibited transaction restrictions for certain transactions between an employee benefit plan and a plan participant (i.e., aborted emergent transactions); (2) loans from retirement plans for health insurance and job training expenses; (3) income averaging of corrected civil service annuity benefit payments; and (4) an exemption from prohibited transaction penalties for certain employer-provided investment advice. | 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z | |
| 108-hr-5383 | 108 | hr | 5383 | To clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated. | Labor and Employment | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] | WV | D | R000011 | 3 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit any court in a bankruptcy proceeding from terminating or modifying certain coal industry employee health benefits. | 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z | |
| 108-s-3004 | 108 | s | 3004 | A bill to amend chapter 99 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated. | Labor and Employment | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit any court in a bankruptcy proceeding from terminating or modifying certain coal industry employee health benefits. | 2023-01-14T22:48:30Z | |
| 108-s-2975 | 108 | s | 2975 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify regulations relating to overtime compensation. | Labor and Employment | 2004-10-10 | 2004-10-10 | Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11068-11087; text as passed Senate: CR S11084; text of measure as introduced: CR S11107) | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to nullify the force or effect of any portion of a specified final rule promulgated on April 23, 2004, that exempts any employee from overtime pay provisions who would not otherwise be exempt if regulations in effect on March 31, 2003, remained in effect. Provides for the following to remain in effect: (1) that portion of the regulations in effect on March 31, 2003, that would prevent such an employee from being exempt; and (2) the increased salary level eligibility for overtime pay in the final rule promulgated on April 23, 2004. | 2023-01-14T22:48:34Z | |
| 108-hr-5290 | 108 | hr | 5290 | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reasonable correction period for certain security and commodity transactions under the prohibited transaction rules. | Labor and Employment | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-08 | 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. | House | Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] | TX | R | J000174 | 4 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to allow a correction period for certain security and commodity transactions under the prohibited transaction rules. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5292 | 108 | hr | 5292 | Pension Fairness Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-11 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1892-1893) | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 20 | Pension Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to limit the availability of benefits for corporate directors and executives under an employer's nonqualified deferred compensation plans in the event that any of such employer's defined pension plans are subjected to a distress termination, or to a termination where the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) takes over plan liabilities, in connection with bankruptcy reorganization or a conversion to a cash balance plan. Sets forth a termination fairness standard for nonqualified deferred compensation plans in cases where the corporation which is plan sponsor of a defined benefit plan adopts a plan amendment which: (1) terminates an underfunded workers' pension plan; or (2) converts a workers' pension plan into a cash balance plan that cuts benefits for workers with ten or more years of service under the plan, or takes away their choice to stay in their original plan. Disqualifies any director or executive officer of the corporation, for a five-year period after adoption of such an amendment, from: (1) accruing any amount under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan; and (2) receiving any distribution of accrued deferred compensation, if a nonqualified deferred compensation plan or amendment is established or adopted during or after the one-year period preceding the notice date of the defined benefit plan termination or conversion. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-s-2913 | 108 | s | 2913 | Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10706) | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 0 | Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a health professions training demonstration project that awards grants to eligible entities to train certain unemployed workers from the manufacturing or service sector for employment as health care professionals in communities with manufacturing and service sector job loss, health professional shortages, or health services shortages, or those designated as a medically underserved community. | 2023-01-14T22:48:36Z | |
| 108-s-2928 | 108 | s | 2928 | A bill to clarify the status of certain employee benefit plans under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. | Labor and Employment | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 1 | Provides that a nonprofit corporation's employee benefit plan shall be considered to be a governmental plan under the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), if the nonprofit corporation was: (1) incorporated on September 16, 1998, under a State nonprofit corporation statute; and (2) organized for the express purpose of supporting the missions and goals of a public corporation which was created by a State statute effective on July 1, 1995, is a governmental entity under State law, and is a member of the nonprofit corporation. | 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z | |
| 108-hr-5199 | 108 | hr | 5199 | Military Families Leave Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-09-30 | 2004-09-30 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and House Administration, 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. | House | Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] | NM | D | U000039 | 6 | Military Families Leave Act of 2004 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and Federal law relating to the Armed Forces, to entitle eligible employees to certain leave because of any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that their spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces who is serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation or has been notified of an impending call or order to such active duty. | 2023-01-13T22:01:43Z | |
| 108-hr-5181 | 108 | hr | 5181 | Employee Freedom from Invasion of Privacy Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-09-29 | 2004-09-30 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1749) | House | Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | P000265 | 1 | Employee Freedom from Invasion of Privacy Act - Prohibits employers from engaging in video or audio monitoring of employees in restroom facilities, dressing rooms, or other areas in which it is reasonable to expect employees to change clothing. Establishes maximum civil penalties for violators. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) provide written notice and an opportunity for a hearing before assessing penalties; and (2) determine the amount of penalties taking into account the nature of the violation and specified factors with respect to the violator. Authorizes judicial review of an assessment order for employers who requested a hearing. Authorizes the Attorney General to file suit to recover civil penalties assessed under this Act if an employer fails to pay. Authorizes the Secretary to commence civil actions for injunctive relief to prevent violations of this Act. Authorizes employees aggrieved by an employer's violation of this Act to commence a civil action against the employer for injunctive relief, damages (if the violation is knowing), or both. Asserts that this Act does not alter State law or collective bargaining agreements except where inconsistent with this Act. | 2023-01-13T22:01:44Z | |
| 108-hr-5043 | 108 | hr | 5043 | Minimum Wage Indexation Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Bell, Chris [D-TX-25] | TX | D | B001241 | 4 | Minimum Wage Act of 2004 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.45 an hour, beginning 365 days after that 60th day; (3) $7.00 an hour, beginning 365 days after the $5.85 rate begins; and (4) $7.00 an hour plus a yearly increase determined by the Secretary of Labor to be in proportion to any increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the period between the beginning of the $7.00 rate and the first day of each subsequent 365-day period. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-4954 | 108 | hr | 4954 | Military Families Bereavement Leave Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-22 | 2004-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] | CA | D | H001034 | 0 | Military Families Bereavement Leave Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to authorize leave for immediate family members of a member of the uniformed services who dies in the line of duty, in order to facilitate their attendance at the burial ceremony. Makes eligible for such leave those immediate family members who are FMLA-eligible employees. Treats Federal officers and Federal employees as FMLA-eligible employees for purposes of such leave. | 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z | |
| 108-hr-4988 | 108 | hr | 4988 | Play Fair at the Olympics Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-22 | 2004-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. | House | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | S001145 | 12 | Play Fair at the Olympics Act - Amends Federal law relating to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to direct the USOC to require observance of certain labor standards by companies that enter into licensing agreements with it, and by subcontractors and suppliers of such companies. | 2023-01-14T22:48:20Z | |
| 108-s-2719 | 108 | s | 2719 | SAFE Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8697-8701) | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 2 | Safety Advancement for Employees Act of 2004 - SAFE Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to direct the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to establish: (1) a program that qualifies individuals to provide consultation services to help employers identify and correct workplace safety and health hazards; and (2) an advisory committee regarding such program. Exempts from civil penalties for one year (with a possible one-year renewal) employers who receive certificates of compliance from qualified consultants. Requires Federal personnel responsible for enforcing OSHA to: (1) meet specified eligibility requirements; and (2) if they carry out inspections or investigations, receive professional education and training at least every five years. Revises inspection methods. Directs the Secretary to provide for: (1) State cooperative agreements for State consultation services for employers; (2) a three-State pilot program for expedited consultation services for small businesses; (3) employer cooperative agreements for comprehensive safety and health management systems; and (4) an employer voluntary program, with increased small business participation, for excellence in technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. Authorizes employers to establish alcohol and substance abuse testing programs in accordance with Federal guidelines. Authorizes the Secretary's representatives to: (1) provide technical or compliance assistance to employers in correcting a violation discovered during an inspection or investigation, without issuing citations; and (2) issue warnings in lieu of citations if violations have no significant relationship to employee safety or health or if employers act promptly in good faith to abate violations that are not willful or repeated. Directs the Secretary to develop model material safety data sheets for a specified list of highly hazardous chemicals. Establishes the Global Harmonization Commission to consider implementation of the United Nations Globally H… | 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z | |
| 108-s-2695 | 108 | s | 2695 | Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-20 | 2004-07-21 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 2 | Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of "firefighter" for purposes of death benefit provisions to include fire department members regardless of age, status as an apprentice or trainee, or related duty restrictions. Makes this Act applicable to deaths and injuries which occur on or after May 4, 2002. | 2021-09-29T22:24:12Z | |
| 108-s-2686 | 108 | s | 2686 | Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-19 | 2004-10-04 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 759. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 15 | Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (the Act) of 1998 to reauthorize and revise its programs. Renames the Act the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2004. (Sec. 4) Sets forth definitions for: (1) career and technical education (CTE), and CTE students and student organizations; (2) career guidance and academic counseling, career pathways, and graduation and career plans; (3) core academic subjects; (4) self-sufficiency; (5) community colleges; and (6) articulation agreements. Revises definitions relating to Tech-Prep programs (but continues the separation of funding for such programs from that for other programs under this Act). (Sec. 6) Repeals a prohibition on use of funds under this Act to: (1) provide funding under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994; or (2) carry out activities that were funded under such Act through programs funded under this Act, unless such programs only serve participants eligible under this Act. Title I: Career and Technical Education Assistance to the States - (Sec. 101) Revises, reauthorizes, and renames title I of the Act as Career and Technical Education Assistance to the States. (Sec. 102) Revises provisions relating to reservations and State allotments. Requires a modified minimum State grant provision to be used as the basis for distributing any unreserved appropriated amounts in excess of the FY 2004 amount in any fiscal year under the basic State grant formula. (Sec. 103) Revises requirements for within-State allocation of basic State grants (but maintains the requirement that at least 85 percent of such funds be distributed to eligible local recipients). Permits up to 15 percent of basic State grant funds to be used for specified State leadership activities and for administration of the State plan (while eliminating the current division of such portion into ten percent for such activities and five percent for such administratio… | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-s-2687 | 108 | s | 2687 | Express Carrier Employee Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-19 | 2004-07-19 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 1 | Express Carrier Employee Protection Act - Amends the Railway Labor Act (RLA) to provide for RLA coverage of express carrier employees only if they are licensed airmen, licensed aircraft maintenance technicians, or licensed aircraft dispatchers, and only if they perform duties pursuant to the privileges of an appropriate license. Declares that all other express carrier employees shall be covered by the National Labor Relations Act. Defines express carriers as companies (including affiliates under common control or ownership) that have an integrated network of air and surface transportation for express shipment of packages. | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-s-2662 | 108 | s | 2662 | SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-15 | 2004-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] | OK | R | N000102 | 7 | SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to administration of unemployment taxes and benefits. Revises SSA title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) to require State unemployment compensation laws, as a condition of State eligibility for such grants, to provide for transfer of unemployment experience upon transfer or acquisition of a business. Directs the Secretary of Labor to study and report to Congress on State implementation of such requirement. Revises SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disclose information on individuals and their employers in the National Directory of New Hires to a State agency that, for purposes of administering a Federal or State unemployment compensation law, transmits such individuals' names and Social Security account numbers to the Secretary. Requires such disclosure only to the extent that it would not interfere with effective operation of the part D program. | 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z | |
| 108-s-2649 | 108 | s | 2649 | Workforce Investment for Next-Generation Technologies Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-13 | 2004-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Workforce Investment for Next-Generation Technologies Act - WING Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out up to twenty pilot projects to establish a system of industry-validated national certifications of skills in: (1) up to sixteen high-technology industries; and (2) up to four cross-disciplinary national certification of skills in homeland security technology. Includes among the high-technology industries: biotechnology, telecommunications, highly automated manufacturing (including semiconductors), advanced materials technology, nanotechnology, and energy technology (including technology relating to next-generation lighting). Directs the Secretary to make three-to-four year grants for such projects to eligible entities with one or more of the following as a primary participant: (1) an institution of higher education; (2) an advanced technology education center; (3) a local workforce investment board; (4) a representative of a business in a target industry for the certification involved; or (5) a representative of an industry association, labor organization, or community development organization. Requires each certification program to be: (1) offered at the completion of, and in addition to, a training and education program which is related to the industry competencies involved and which is offered in a flexible manner that meets the needs of those seeking certification; and (2) consistent with the requirements for a two-year associate degree. | 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z | |
| 108-s-2650 | 108 | s | 2650 | Preparing Students for a High-Tech World Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-13 | 2004-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Preparing Students for a High-Tech World Act of 2004 - Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998 to reauthorize and revise its programs, including: (1) career and technical assistance to the States; and (2) Tech-Prep education programs. | 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z | |
| 108-hr-4795 | 108 | hr | 4795 | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude cooperative employing units from multiple employer welfare arrangements. | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-09 | 2004-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude cooperative employing units from multiple employer welfare arrangements. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-s-2637 | 108 | s | 2637 | Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-07-09 | 2004-07-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 0 | Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; and (2) a labor organization to cause or attempt to cause an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative that has not been selected in such manner. Make such amendments inapplicable to collective bargaining relationships recognized before enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z | |
| 108-hr-4720 | 108 | hr | 4720 | Family Fairness Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-25 | 2004-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] | WI | D | B001230 | 8 | Family Fairness Act of 2004 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage under such Act if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer with respect to whom such leave is requested. (Eliminates the requirement, under current law, that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period prior to the leave request.) | 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4740 | 108 | hr | 4740 | Jobs for America Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-25 | 2004-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 30 | Jobs for America Act of 2004 - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide protections for employees relating to the offshoring of jobs. Revises the definition of mass layoff to mean a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss at the single site of employment for a 30-day period for at least 50 employees. Defines offshoring of jobs as any action taken by an employer the effect of which is to create, shift, or transfer work or facilities outside the United States and which results in an employment loss during any 30 day period for 15 or more employees. Sets forth requirements for notices for offshoring of jobs. Establishes requirements for posting of notice of rights by employers and for contents of annual reports by the Secretary of Labor. Revises provisions relating to: (1) determinations with respect to employment loss; and (2) civil actions against employers. | 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4684 | 108 | hr | 4684 | Neighbors in Need Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-24 | 2004-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] | PA | R | E000187 | 0 | Neighbors in Need Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to provide a program extension for States experiencing high unemployment. Amends the Social Security Act to require: (1) increases and decreases in the earnings credited to State accounts when States meet or fail to meet funding goals; and (2) restriction of interest-free advances to State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund to States which meet funding goals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) suspend the tax on individual unemployment compensation for 2004 and 2005; (2) allow certified States to elect to collect Federal unemployment taxes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA); and (3) require States to distribute to unemployed individuals State-specific information packets explaining unemployment insurance eligibility conditions. | 2023-01-15T04:49:17Z | |
| 108-hr-4712 | 108 | hr | 4712 | OSHA and Employer Cooperation Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-24 | 2004-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] | KS | R | T000260 | 18 | OSHA and Employer Cooperation Act of 2004 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to revise certain enforcement provisions. Sets periods of 30 workdays for: (1) issuing citations (currently with reasonable promptness or within a reasonable time); and (2) contesting citations (currently fifteen workdays). Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from: (1) assessing certain penalties in connection with the initial issuance of a citation, with the exception of willful violations, if the employer corrects the condition in violation and provides an abatement certification within 72 hours; (2) citing on multiemployer worksites any but the employer whose employees were exposed to a condition in violation; or (3) using other than serious citations as a basis for issuing subsequent, repeat, or willful citations. Requires inspectors, at closing conferences after completing inspections, to provide employers or their representatives with written statements providing specified information. | 2023-01-15T04:49:16Z | |
| 108-s-2586 | 108 | s | 2586 | Regional Skills Alliances Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-24 | 2004-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 0 | Regional Skills Alliances Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make matching grants to improve the job skills necessary for employment in specific industries. Makes eligible for such grants regional consortia that: (1) must have representatives from not fewer than five businesses or a lesser number that employ at least 30 percent of workers in that industry in the region (or a nonprofit organization that represents such businesses); (2) may have representatives from labor organizations, State and local governments, and educational institutions; and (3) are established to serve one or more particular industries in a particular region. Gives grant priority to eligible entities that consist of a majority of representatives from small businesses.Requires the Secretary to provide matching grants to States to assist businesses, organizations, and agencies in planning to form regional consortia under this Act. | 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z | |
| 108-s-2531 | 108 | s | 2531 | Keeping American Jobs at Home Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6895-6898) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Keeping American Jobs at Home Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) prohibit tax credits or deductions for certain expenses relating to the outsourcing of goods and services from the United States; (2) provide for advance payments of the health insurance tax credit for trade adjustment assistance workers (TAA workers) for months prior to the issuance of a qualified health insurance costs credit eligibility certificate; (3) cover spouses of Medicare-eligible TAA workers under such tax credit; and (4) increase the amount of such tax credit from 65 to 75 percent of health insurance costs. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to: (1) extend trade adjustment assistance to workers in the service sector and public agencies; (2) increase funding levels for job retraining programs; and (3) establish a wage insurance program for displaced workers which includes health insurance benefits. Creates a business judgment defense to shareholder lawsuits to protect corporate officers or directors who determine that it is in the best interest of their corporations to keep jobs or other business activities in the United States. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) prevent a lapse of health care coverage for TAA workers; and (2) align coverage periods under such Acts with eligibility periods for TAA workers. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require a State or entity to use national emergency grant funds to provide TAA workers and their family members with health insurance coverage for periods prior to their first eligibility month. | 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z | |
| 108-hr-4575 | 108 | hr | 4575 | Healthy Families Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-15 | 2004-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 66 | Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers with at least 15 or more employees to provide a minimum paid sick leave of: (1) seven days annually for those who work at least 30 hours per week; and (2) a prorated annual amount for those who work less than 30 but at least 20 hours a week, or less than 1,500 but at least 1,000 hours per year. Allows employees to use such leave to meet their own medical needs or to care for the medical needs of certain family members. Directs the Secretary of Labor to exercise certain investigative and enforcement authority with respect to this Act's provisions regarding employees covered by title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991. Provides that, for employees under their jurisdiction, such authority shall be exercised by the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, the Board of Directors of the congressional Office of Compliance, or the Merit Systems Protection Board. Declares that the requirements under this Act are minimum requirements, and are not to be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining more generous leave policies. | 2023-01-15T04:49:13Z | |
| 108-s-2520 | 108 | s | 2520 | Healthy Families Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-15 | 2004-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 8 | Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers with at least 15 or more employees to provide a minimum paid sick leave of: (1) seven days annually for those who work at least 30 hours per week; and (2) a prorated annual amount for those who work less than 30 but at least 20 hours a week, or less than 1,500 but at least 1,000 hours per year. Allows employees to use such leave to meet their own medical needs or to care for the medical needs of certain family members. Directs the Secretary of Labor to exercise certain investigative and enforcement authority with respect to this Act's provisions regarding employees covered by title I of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991. Provides that, for employees under their jurisdiction, such authority shall be exercised by the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, the Board of Directors of the congressional Office of Compliance, or the Merit Systems Protection Board. Declares that the requirements under this Act are minimum requirements, and are not to be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining more generous leave policies. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4496 | 108 | hr | 4496 | Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-03 | 2004-09-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 401. | House | Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] | DE | R | C000243 | 9 | Vocational and Technical Education of the Future Act - Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998 (the Act) to reauthorize and revise its programs. (Sec. 3) Revises the definition of vocational and technical education (VTE) to provide that the sequence of courses it offers: (1) may include preparation for careers requiring a baccalaureate degree (this is currently not permitted); (2) may include provision of skills or courses necessary to enroll in the required sequence; and (3) at the postsecondary level, provides for a one-year certificate, an associate degree, or industry-recognized credential. (Sec. 5) Extends through FY 2010 the authorization of appropriations for programs under the Act, including: (1) grants to States for VTE; and (2) Tech-Prep education programs (currently funded separately under a title II repealed by this Act). (Sec. 6) Prohibits: (1) construing the Act to authorize Federal mandates with respect to State or local curricula or payment of any costs not paid for under the Act; (2) requiring a State to have academic and VTE content or student academic and VTE achievement standards approved or certified by the Federal government to receive assistance under the Act; and (3) precluding a State that declines to submit an application for assistance under the Act from applying for assistance under any other program administered by the Secretary of Education (the Secretary). Provides that these prohibitions shall not be construed to affect specified accountability requirements. (Sec. 7) Revises the allotment for national activities to reduce the portion of funds reserved for outlying areas. Revises hold-harmless provisions to set the FY 2004 funding level for VTE grants to States and for Tech-Prep programs as the minimum State allotment. Retains, for FY 2005, certain minimum State allotment requirements. Revises within-State allocation formulas to increase the minimum portion of funds to be distributed to secondary school programs and postsecondary VTE pro… | 2023-01-15T04:49:10Z | |
| 108-hr-4499 | 108 | hr | 4499 | Working Families Access to Justice Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-03 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] | TX | R | J000174 | 9 | Working Families Access to Justice Act of 2004 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require attorneys' fees to be awarded to the prevailing party in an administrative or court proceeding involving the National Labor Relations Board if such party is an employer or labor organization that, at the time of such adversary adjudication or civil action, had not more than 100 employees and not more than $7 million of net worth. | 2023-01-15T04:49:10Z | |
| 108-hr-4472 | 108 | hr | 4472 | Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] | PA | R | W000268 | 19 | Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Apprentice Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of "firefighter" for purposes of death benefit provisions to include fire department members regardless of age, status as an apprentice or trainee, or related duty restrictions. Makes this Act applicable to deaths and injuries which occur on or after May 4, 2002. | 2023-01-15T04:49:11Z | |
| 108-hr-4444 | 108 | hr | 4444 | Worker Reemployment Accounts Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-05-20 | 2004-05-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] | NV | R | P000589 | 4 | Worker Reemployment Accounts Act of 2004 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish and implement a national demonstration project on personal reemployment accounts (PRAs). Directs the Secretary to make competitive grants for such project to States or local boards or consortia to provide PRAs to eligible individuals. Makes eligible for a PRA, in a designated State or local area, individuals who: (1) are identified as likely to exhaust unemployment compensation and in need of job search assistance to make a successful transition to new employment (or if their unemployment can be attributed in substantial part to unfair competition from Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated); (2) are receiving regular unemployment compensation under any Federal or State unemployment compensation program administered by the State; and (3) are eligible for at least 20 weeks of regular unemployment compensation. Allows PRAs to be used to purchase intensive services, training services, or supportive services through the one-stop delivery system on a fee-for-service basis, or through other providers, consistent with specified safeguards. Provides cash reemployment bonuses, consisting of the balance of their PRAs, to recipients who obtain full-time employment before the end of the 13th week of unemployment for which compensation is paid. | 2023-01-15T04:49:02Z | |
| 108-hr-4396 | 108 | hr | 4396 | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the exemption from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act for certain construction engineering and design professionals. | Labor and Employment | 2004-05-19 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. DeMint, Jim [R-SC-4] | SC | R | D000595 | 3 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to set forth conditions for exemption of employees who are construction engineering and design professionals from minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements. Includes among such conditions specified types of: (1) professional education, licensing, certification, or work experience; (2) duties; and (3) services provided. | 2023-01-15T04:49:01Z | |
| 108-hr-4385 | 108 | hr | 4385 | To provide for the suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that have not paid a fine resulting from a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that causes the death of an employee. | Labor and Employment | 2004-05-18 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] | MA | D | L000562 | 0 | Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to direct the Secretary of Labor to suspend any person from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities upon a finding that the person has not paid a fine imposed for an OSHA violation that caused the death of an employee. | 2023-01-15T04:49:01Z | |
| 108-s-2424 | 108 | s | 2424 | National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-05-14 | 2004-05-14 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 516. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2004 - Title I: Diversification of Pension Plan Assets - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a defined contribution plan (plan) holding publicly traded securities to provide employees with: (1) the opportunity to divest employer securities; and (2) at least three investment options other than employer securities. (Sec. 102) Requires plan administrators to notify plan participants or beneficiaries of such freedom to divest employer securities. Imposes a tax on a plan's failure to meet such notice requirement. Title II: Information to Assist Pension Plan Participants - (Sec. 201) Amends the IRC and ERISA to require periodic pension benefit statements. Imposes a tax on a plan's failure to provide such statements. (Sec. 202) Requires plans to provide to participants or beneficiaries basic guidelines for investing for retirement. Imposes a tax on a plan's failure to provide such guidelines. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to develop a model form containing such guidelines. (Sec. 203) Requires a plan to ensure that each plan participant and beneficiary is provided with all material investment information regarding investment of his or her assets in employer securities. (Sec. 204) Relieves of liability any plan allowing a participant investment control if certain requirements are met by the plan's designated qualified investment advisor. (Sec. 205) Sets forth requirements relating to tax treatment of qualified retirement planning services. Title III: Protection of Pension Plan Participants - (Sec. 301) Imposes a tax on the failure of a pension plan to provide notice to employees of any blackout period (a transaction suspension period of three or more consecutive business days in which there is a significant restriction on the right of pl… | 2022-02-03T05:37:50Z | |
| 108-hr-4343 | 108 | hr | 4343 | Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-05-12 | 2004-09-30 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] | GA | R | N000159 | 57 | Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2004 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for: (1) an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a labor organization that has not been selected by a majority of the employees in a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; and (2) a labor organization to cause or attempt to cause an employer to recognize or bargain collectively with a representative that has not been selected in such manner. Make such amendments inapplicable to collective bargaining relationships recognized before enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z | |
| 108-hr-4298 | 108 | hr | 4298 | To improve the efficiency of the Department of Energy's Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2004-05-05 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] | TN | R | W000119 | 3 | Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 regarding the composition of physician panels to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) select an individual to serve as panel member based on experience and competency in diagnosing occupational illnesses; and (2) either appoint such individual as a panel member, or obtain by contract the individual's services as a panel member. | 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z | |
| 108-hr-4270 | 108 | hr | 4270 | Wrongful Death Accountability Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-05-04 | 2004-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | O000159 | 6 | Wrongful Death Accountability Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to revise requirements for citations and penalties. | 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z | |
| 108-hr-4256 | 108 | hr | 4256 | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-04-30 | 2004-05-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 95 | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.45 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.00 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day. Makes Federal minimum wage requirements applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage there shall be gradually increased to equal the Federal minimum wage. | 2023-01-15T04:48:34Z | |
| 108-s-2370 | 108 | s | 2370 | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-04-29 | 2004-05-03 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 27 | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.45 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.00 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day. Makes Federal minimum wage requirements applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage there shall be gradually increased to equal the Federal minimum wage. . | 2021-09-29T22:21:02Z | |
| 108-s-2371 | 108 | s | 2371 | Protecting America's Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-04-29 | 2004-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 14 | Protecting America's Workers Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to expand its coverage to Federal, State, and local government employees. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, under specified conditions, to cede OSHA jurisdiction to another Federal agency with respect to certain occupational standards or regulations for such agency's employees. Declares OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Sets forth increased protections for whistleblowers under OSHA. Increases civil and criminal penalties for certain OSHA violators. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) victims' rights; (2) posting of employee rights; (3) investigations of fatalities and serious injuries; (4) prohibition of unclassified citations; (5) right to contest citations and penalties; and (6) objections to modifications of citations. Directs the Secretary to revise regulations and promulgate OSHA standards to require employers to provide personal protective equipment for employees at no cost to employees. | 2023-01-15T04:48:54Z | |
| 108-hr-4190 | 108 | hr | 4190 | Amusement Park Ride Child Labor Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-04-21 | 2004-05-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Labor to find and declare by order that operating power-driven amusement park rides is a hazardous occupation for the purposes of certain child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. | 2023-01-15T04:48:36Z | |
| 108-s-2282 | 108 | s | 2282 | Fairness in Pension Stability Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-04-05 | 2004-04-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 3 | Fairness in Pension Stability Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to temporarily replace (for plan years 2004 and 2005) the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on long-term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements. Sets forth ERISA and Code provisions for: (1) election by certain plans of an alternative deficit reduction contribution; (2) multiemployer defined benefit plan funding notices; (3) an amortization hiatus for net experience losses in multiemployer plans; (3) procedures applicable to disputes involving pension plan withdrawal liability; and (4) an extension of transfers of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts. Revises Code provisions relating to a tax exemption for small property and casualty insurance companies. Repeals Code provisions relating to reductions of certain tax deductions for mutual life insurance companies. Amends the Retirement Protection Act of 1994 to set forth special transition rules relating to pension funding requirements under ERISA and the Code. Confirms the antitrust status of graduate medical resident matching programs. | 2023-01-15T04:48:33Z | |
| 108-hr-4090 | 108 | hr | 4090 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-03-31 | 2004-04-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 11 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act of 2004 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) to workers in a service sector firm or its subdivision or public agency. Revises group eligibility requirements for TAA to include: (1) a shift, by a public agency to a foreign country in provision of services, like or directly competitive with services which are provided by the workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency; and (2) the situation where the workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency obtains or is likely to obtain such services from a foreign country. Requires the Secretary of Labor to certify as eligible to apply for TAA any adversely affected secondary workers in a service sector firm or its subdivision or public agency. Specifies criteria for determination of the existence of increased imports of like or directly competitive articles or services. Increases from $220 million to $440 million the amount of fiscal year payments for training of adversely affected workers under the Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to provide technical assistance for the establishment of industrywide programs for new service development. Modifies the trade monitoring system to include imports of services. | 2023-01-15T10:47:56Z | |
| 108-s-2250 | 108 | s | 2250 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-03-29 | 2004-05-05 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4898) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 3 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before June 30, 2004. Terminates individual payments for weeks beginning after September 30, 2004. Revises trigger requirements for determining high-unemployment States (TEUC-X), where individuals are eligible to receive additional weeks of program payments. Provides for temporary State authority to waive application of certain look-back provisions under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970. | 2021-09-29T22:20:37Z | |
| 108-hr-3881 | 108 | hr | 3881 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity For Service Workers Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-03-03 | 2004-03-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | House | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 111 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act of 2004 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) to workers in a service sector firm or its subdivision or public agency. Revises group eligibility requirements for TAA to include: (1) a shift, by a public agency to a foreign country, of production of articles, or in provision of services, like or directly competitive with articles produced or services provided by the workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency; and (2) the situation where such workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency obtains or is likely to obtain such services from a foreign country. Repeals group eligibility requirements that: (1) the country to which the workers' firm has shifted production of the articles be a party to a free trade agreement with the United States; (2) such country be a beneficiary country under the Andean Trade Preference Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, or the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act; or (3) there has been or is likely to be an increase in imports of articles that are like or directly competitive with articles which are or were produced by such firm or subdivision. Requires the Secretary of Labor to certify as eligible to apply for TAA any adversely affected secondary workers in a service sector firm or its subdivision or public agency. Specifies criteria for determination of the existence of increased imports of like or directly competitive articles or services. Increases from $220 million to $440 million the amount of fiscal year payments for training of adversely affected workers under the Act. Authorizes the Secretary to waive training requirements for an individual receiving a trade readjustment allowance if he or she has an advanced degree or postgraduate certification in a specialized field and there is a reasonable expectation of employment at equivalent wages in the foreseeable future. Permits as a training program for an adversely affected worker to continue enrollment at an institution of hig… | 2023-01-15T10:18:06Z | |
| 108-hr-3888 | 108 | hr | 3888 | To prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their United States workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2004-03-03 | 2004-05-06 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2724) | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 70 | Directs each Federal agency that provides grants, loans, or loan guarantees to businesses to require, as a condition of such assistance, that the business provide annually information on: (1) the number of employees employed in the United States and its territories and the number employed outside the United States, as well as wage information on U.S. employees; and (2) the percentage of the workforce that has been laid off or forced to resign during the preceding year. Prohibits, until the situation is corrected, subsequent assistance to a business that lays off a greater percentage of workers in the United States or its territories than in other countries. | 2023-01-15T10:18:06Z | |
| 108-hr-3878 | 108 | hr | 3878 | Commission on American Jobs Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-03-02 | 2004-04-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 0 | Commission on American Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Commission on American Jobs. Requires the Commission to: (1) collect data on the outsourcing of jobs by specified types of companies of interest; (2) study such outsourcing's causes; (3) propose prevention measures; and (4) report to specified congressional committees. Requires such companies to report outsourcing data annually to the Commission. | 2023-01-15T10:18:06Z | |
| 108-s-2157 | 108 | s | 2157 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-03-02 | 2004-03-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2004) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 27 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act of 2004 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) to workers in a service sector firm or its subdivision or public agency. Revises group eligibility requirements for TAA to include: (1) a shift, by a public agency to a foreign country in provision of services, like or directly competitive with services which are provided by the workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency; and (2) the situation where the workers' firm, subdivision, or public agency obtains or is likely to obtain such services from a foreign country. Requires the Secretary of Labor to certify as eligible to apply for TAA any adversely affected secondary workers in a service sector firm or its subdivision or public agency. Specifies criteria for determination of the existence of increased imports of like or directly competitive articles or services. Increases from $220 million to $440 million the amount of fiscal year payments for training of adversely affected workers under the Act. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for the establishment of industrywide programs for new service development. Modifies the trade monitoring system to include imports of services. | 2023-01-15T10:47:53Z | |
| 108-hr-3864 | 108 | hr | 3864 | Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-02-26 | 2004-04-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] | NY | D | S000480 | 9 | Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to cover individual employees: (1) at an atomic weapons employer facility with respect to which the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found a potential for residual contamination outside of the period in which weapons-related production occurred; and (2) during a period of significant residual contamination at such facility. Instructs the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to submit to Congress updated reports regarding residual contamination in such facilities and the employees working in them while their employers were under Federal contract to process nuclear weapons materials. | 2023-01-15T09:47:44Z | |
| 108-s-2139 | 108 | s | 2139 | Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-02-26 | 2004-02-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1694) | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 0 | Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to cover individual employees: (1) at an atomic weapons employer facility with respect to which the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found a potential for residual contamination outside of the period in which weapons-related production occurred; and (2) during a period of significant residual contamination at such facility. Instructs the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to submit to Congress updated reports regarding residual contamination in such facilities and the employees working in them while their employers were under Federal contract to process nuclear weapons materials. | 2023-01-15T10:03:16Z | |
| 108-s-2090 | 108 | s | 2090 | Jobs for America Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-02-12 | 2004-02-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 24 | Jobs for America Act of 2004 - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide protections for employees relating to the offshoring of jobs. Revises the definition of mass layoff to mean a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss at the single site of employment for a 30-day period for at least 50 employees. Defines offshoring of jobs as any action taken by an employer the effect of which is to create, shift, or transfer work or facilities outside the United States and which results in an employment loss during any 30 day period for 15 or more employees. Revises notice requirements. Sets forth requirements for notices for offshoring of jobs. Establishes requirements for posting of notice of rights by employers and for contents of annual reports by the Secretary of Labor. | 2023-01-15T10:03:17Z | |
| 108-hr-3764 | 108 | hr | 3764 | Pathways Advancing Career Training Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-02-04 | 2004-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] | PA | R | H001033 | 28 | Pathways Advancing Career Training Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula matching grants to States with approved plans for programs of vocational education, training, employment counseling, and related services, including tuition assistance, for: (1) single parents and displaced homemakers; and (2) secondary and postsecondary students pursuing nontraditional training and employment. Provides that State boards designated or created as State agencies responsible for vocational and technical education vocational education agency shall administer such programs and make competitive subgrants to eligible entities. | 2023-01-15T09:47:47Z | |
| 108-s-2006 | 108 | s | 2006 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2004-01-20 | 2004-01-21 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 427. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 24 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before June 30, 2004. Terminates individual payments for weeks beginning after September 30, 2004. Revises trigger requirements for determining high-unemployment States (TEUC-X), where individuals are eligible to receive additional weeks of program payments. Provides for temporary State authority to waive application of certain look-back provisions under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970. | 2021-09-29T22:19:50Z | |
| 108-s-2005 | 108 | s | 2005 | Pension Stability Act | Labor and Employment | 2004-01-09 | 2004-01-09 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425. | Senate | Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] | NH | R | G000445 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Pension Stability Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to temporarily replace (for plan years 2004 and 2005) the 30-year treasury bond interest rate with a rate based on conservatively invested long-term corporate bonds, for certain pension plan funding requirements. (Sec. 3) Establishes the Commission on Defined Benefit Pension Plans to study and report to Congress on specified issues relating to such plan. (Sec. 4) Requires Congress to act on any legislative proposal contained in the Commission's report within a certain period after receiving it. | 2022-02-03T05:38:05Z | |
| 108-s-1965 | 108 | s | 1965 | Community Workforce Development and Modernization Partnership Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-25 | 2003-11-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S16007-16008) | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] | IN | D | B001233 | 0 | Community Workforce Development and Modernization Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make competitive matching grants to eligible consortia (partnerships) to: (1) help workers improve those job skills necessary for employment by businesses in the industry with respect to which the entity was established; (2) help dislocated workers find employment; and (3) upgrade the operating and competitive capacities of businesses that are members of the partnership.Requires such partnerships to include: (1) two or more businesses (or nonprofit organizations representing businesses) that are facing similar workforce development or business modernization challenges; (2) labor organizations, if such businesses employ workers covered by collective bargaining agreements; and (3) one or more businesses (or nonprofit organizations representing businesses) with resources or expertise that bear on such workforce development and business modernization challenges. Allows inclusion of: (1) State and local governments; (2) educational institutions; (3) labor organizations; or (4) nonprofit organizations.Requires priority consideration for partnerships that: (1) serve dislocated workers or workers threatened with becoming totally or partially separated from employment; (2) include businesses with fewer than 250 employees; or (3) are from a geographic region that has been adversely impacted by the movement of manufacturing operations or businesses to other regions or countries, due to corporate restructuring, technological advances, Federal law, international trade, or other factors. Sets forth partnership program requirements and authorized activities for workforce development and business modernization. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance and seed grants to help establish such partnerships; and (2) undertake outreach and promotional activities for purposes of this Act. | 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z | |
| 108-s-1943 | 108 | s | 1943 | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-24 | 2003-11-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 0 | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2004. Terminates individual payments for weeks beginning after December 31, 2004. Increases to 26 weeks an eligible individual's TEUC payments. Provides for an additional seven weeks of payments, for a total of 33 weeks, for individuals in high-unemployment States (TEUC-X). (Current law provides 13 weeks of regular TEUC payments, with an additional 13 and total 26 in TEUC-X States.) Revises requirements for determining TEUC-X States, using certain triggers based on insured unemployment rates and on total unemployment rates. Provides for temporary State authority to waive application of certain look-back provisions under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide a temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits. | 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z | |
| 108-hr-3568 | 108 | hr | 3568 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-21 | 2003-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | R000053 | 3 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUC program; (2) provide for additional weeks of TEUC benefits; (3) revise unemployment rate triggers for TEUC benefit periods; and (4) provide for regular unemployment compensation for certain individuals based on part-time work or an alternative base period. Extends the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2004. Provides a phase-out period for individual payments up to weeks beginning after December 31, 2004. Increases to 26 weeks an eligible individual's TEUC payments. Provides for an additional seven weeks of payments, for a total of 33 weeks, for individuals in high-unemployment States (TEUC-X). (Current law provides 13 weeks of regular TEUC payments, with an additional 13 and total 26 in TEUC-X States.) Revises requirements for determining TEUC-X States, using certain triggers based on insured unemployment rates and on total unemployment rates. Establishes a program of payments to States to provide regular unemployment compensation benefits for individuals who otherwise would be ineligible because: (1) the base period does not count wages earned in the most recently completed calendar quarter; or (2) the individuals seek or are available for less than full-time work. | 2023-01-15T08:33:23Z | |
| 108-hr-3619 | 108 | hr | 3619 | Employee Free Choice Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-21 | 2004-01-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 209 | Employee Free Choice Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative and there is no other individual or labor organization currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit. Sets forth special procedural requirements for reaching an initial collective bargaining agreement following certification or recognition. Revises enforcement requirements with respect to unfair labor practices during union organizing drives. Provides, under injunction provisions, for priority to be given to preliminary investigation of charges of violations by employers or other entities. Adds to remedies for such violations: (1) back pay plus liquidated damages; and (2) additional civil penalties. | 2023-01-15T08:33:21Z | |
| 108-hr-3623 | 108 | hr | 3623 | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the maximum levels of guaranteed single-employer plan benefits, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-21 | 2004-01-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 0 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise requirements for single-employer plans to: (1) increase the maximum level of guaranteed benefits; (2) require that certain supplemental benefits not be treated as non-basic benefits; and (3) index maximum guaranteed benefits under plans or amendments not in effect for 60 months. | 2023-01-15T08:33:21Z | |
| 108-hr-3639 | 108 | hr | 3639 | American Workers Assistance Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-21 | 2003-12-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] | KS | R | T000260 | 0 | American Workers Assistance Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUC Act) to extend the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2004. Provides a phase-out period for individual payments up to weeks beginning after December 31, 2004. Increases to 26 weeks an eligible individual's TEUC payments. Provides for an additional seven weeks of payments, for a total of 33 weeks, for individuals in high-unemployment States (TEUC-X). (Current law provides 13 weeks of regular TEUC payments, with an additional 13 and total 26 in TEUC-X States.) Revises requirements for determining TEUC-X States, using certain triggers based on insured unemployment rates and on total unemployment rates. | 2023-01-15T08:48:08Z | |
| 108-s-1912 | 108 | s | 1912 | Retirement Account Portability Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-21 | 2003-11-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15408-15411) | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] | VT | I | J000072 | 2 | Retirement Account Portability Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to pensions and retirement assets to: (1) permit nonspouse beneficiaries (children, parents, etc.) to rollover retirement plan distributions; (2) revise provisions concerning the determination of exercise of control by a beneficiary or participant upon certain rollovers and distributions; (3) provide for the faster vesting of employer nonelective contributions; (4) eliminate the higher (25 percent versus 10 percent) penalty on certain early "simple retirement account" (SIMPLE) distributions; (5) remove specified restrictions on SIMPLE plan portability; (6) revise provisions concerning state and local government pension programs; (7) permit direct rollovers from retirement plans to Roth IRAs; and (8) allow certain mandatory distributions under $5,000 to be made to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation. | 2023-01-15T09:03:29Z | |
| 108-s-1925 | 108 | s | 1925 | Employee Free Choice Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-21 | 2003-11-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 37 | Employee Free Choice Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative and there is no other individual or labor organization currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit. Sets forth special procedural requirements for reaching an initial collective bargaining agreement following certification or recognition. Revises enforcement requirements with respect to unfair labor practices during union organizing drives. Provides, under injunction provisions, for priority to be given to preliminary investigation of charges of violations by employers or other entities. Adds to remedies for such violations: (1) back pay plus liquidated damages; and (2) additional civil penalties. | 2023-01-15T09:03:29Z | |
| 108-hr-3554 | 108 | hr | 3554 | TEUC and EB Amendments Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-20 | 2003-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 9 | TEUC and EB Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 and the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide alternative triggers and temporarily allow States to waive certain requirements in determining eligibility for: (1) TEUC second-tier benefits (also known as TEUC-X, limited to high-unemployment States); and (2) extended unemployment benefits (EB). | 2023-01-15T08:33:24Z | |
| 108-hr-3530 | 108 | hr | 3530 | Labor Recruiter Accountability Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-19 | 2004-01-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 35 | Labor Recruiter Accountability Act of 2003 - Requires foreign labor contractors (recruiters) and employers to accurately inform foreign workers of specified terms and conditions of their employment at the time they are recruited. Requires such information to be provided in written form in English or, as necessary and reasonable, in the language of the worker being recruited. Prohibits charging fees to workers for recruitment. Requires employers to pay such a worker's transportation costs, including subsistence costs during the period of travel: (1) from the place of recruitment to the place of employment; and (2) from the place of employment to the worker's place of permanent residence. Requires employers to notify the Secretary of Labor of the identity of: (1) any recruiter involved in any foreign labor contractor activity for or on behalf of the employer; and (2) any such recruiter whose activities do not comply with this Act. Subjects employers to the civil remedies of this Act for violations committed by such recruiters to the same extent as if the employers had committed the violations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) maintain a public list of recruiters whom the Secretary knows or believes have been involved in violations of this Act; and (2) provide a procedure for removal of a recruiter's name from the list upon demonstration that such recruiter has not been in violation in the previous five years. Provides for criminal fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) assess civil fines; and (2) seek injunctive relief and specific performance of contractual obligations to assure employer compliance. Provides that rights and remedies under this Act are in addition to any other contractual or statutory rights and remedies of workers who are subject to foreign labor contracting activity. | 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z | |
| 108-s-1892 | 108 | s | 1892 | A bill to provide information and advice to pension plan participants to assist them in making decisions regarding the investment of their pension plan assets, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-19 | 2003-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15190) | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] | IN | D | B001233 | 0 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for information and advice to assist pension plan participants in making decisions regarding the investment of their pension plan assets under defined contribution plans that are individual account plans (IAPs) (401(k) and similar plans) which hold regularly tradable employment securities and permit participants or beneficiaries to exercise control over assets in the account. Requires the plan administrator to include in the account statement a notice that the account may be overinvested in employer securities and real property, whenever assets consisting of employer securities and real property exceed 50 percent of total IAP assets. Excludes from such notice requirement: (1) assets held through pooled investment vehicles; and (2) employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) that have no contributions subject to section 401 (k) or (m) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Amends IRC to limit to $1,500 the aggregate amount which may be excluded from gross income with respect to qualified retirement planning services (QRPS) provided to any individual during a taxable year. Prohibits exclusion of any such amount if the modified adjusted gross income of the taxpayer exceeds $100,000 ($200,000 for married individuals filing a joint return). Provides that no amount (constructive receipt) shall be included in the gross income of any employee solely because the employee may choose between any QRPS provided by a qualified investment advisor and compensation which would otherwise be includable in the employee's gross income. Applies such provision to highly compensated employees only if such choice is available on substantially the same terms to each member of the group of employees normally provided education and information regarding the employer's qualified employer plan. | 2023-01-15T09:03:30Z | |
| 108-hr-3499 | 108 | hr | 3499 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-17 | 2003-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] | OR | D | H000762 | 0 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUC program; (2) provide for additional weeks of TEUC benefits; (3) revise unemployment rate triggers for TEUC benefit periods; and (4) provide for regular unemployment compensation for certain individuals based on part-time work or an alternative base period. Extends the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2004. Provides a phase-out period for individual payments up to weeks beginning after December 31, 2004. Increases to 26 weeks an eligible individual's TEUC payments. Provides for an additional 13 weeks of payments, for a total of 39 weeks, for individuals in high-unemployment States (TEUC-X). (Current law provides 13 weeks of regular TEUC payments, with an additional 13 and total 26 in TEUC-X States.) Revises requirements for determining TEUC-X States, using certain triggers based on insured unemployment rates and on total unemployment rates. Establishes a program of payments to States to provide regular unemployment compensation benefits for individuals who otherwise would be ineligible because: (1) the base period does not count wages earned in the most recently completed calendar quarter; or (2) the individuals seek or are available for less than full-time work. | 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z | |
| 108-s-1870 | 108 | s | 1870 | A bill to establish an alternative trigger for determining if an extended benefit period is in effect for a State for purposes of certain benefits under the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002. | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-17 | 2003-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 1 | Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to establish an alternative trigger for determining if an extended benefit period is in effect for a State, for purposes of determining eligibility for TEUC Second Tier benefits (also known as TEUC-X, providing additional weeks of payments for individuals in high-unemployment States), based on an exhaustion of TEUC First Tier benefits (also known as regular TEUC benefits). | 2023-01-15T09:03:30Z | |
| 108-hr-3487 | 108 | hr | 3487 | To establish an alternative trigger for determining if an extended benefit period is in effect for a State for purposes of certain benefits under the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002. | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-14 | 2003-11-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | OR | R | W000791 | 5 | Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to establish an alternative trigger for determining if an extended benefit period is in effect for a State, for purposes of determining eligibility for TEUC Second Tier benefits (also known as TEUC-X, providing additional weeks of payments for individuals in high-unemployment States), based on an exhaustion of TEUC First Tier benefits (also known as regular TEUC benefits). | 2023-01-15T08:33:26Z | |
| 108-s-1857 | 108 | s | 1857 | Multiemployer Pension Plan Procedural Fairness Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-13 | 2003-11-14 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14808-14809) | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 1 | Multiemployer Pension Plan Procedural Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions concerning the common control rules for multiemployer pension plans to establish special rules with respect to any transaction made to evade or avoid liability, and made five years or more before the date of the complete or partial withdrawal, under the employer withdrawal provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. | 2023-01-15T09:03:30Z | |
| 108-s-1853 | 108 | s | 1853 | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-12 | 2003-11-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 17 | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUC program; (2) provide for additional weeks of TEUC and TEUC-X benefits; and (3) revise unemployment rate triggers for TEUC-X benefit periods. Extends the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2004. Provides a phase-out period for individual payments up to weeks beginning after December 31, 2004. Increases to 26 weeks an eligible individual's TEUC payments. Provides for an additional seven weeks of payments, for a total of 33 weeks, for individuals in high-unemployment States (TEUC-X). (Current law provides 13 weeks of regular TEUC payments, with an additional 13 and total 26 in TEUC-X States.) Revises requirements for determining TEUC-X States, using certain triggers based on insured unemployment rates and on total unemployment rates. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide a temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits. | 2023-01-15T09:03:30Z | |
| 108-s-1839 | 108 | s | 1839 | Workers Assistance Extension Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-07 | 2003-11-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 1 | Workers Assistance Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUCA program through June 30, 2004, with a phase-out period through September 30, 2004. (The TEUCA program provides: (1) an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits (TEUC) to jobless workers who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits; and (2) another additional 13 weeks of benefits (TEUC-X), for a total of 26 additional weeks, for such workers in high unemployment States.) | 2023-01-15T09:03:31Z | |
| 108-hr-3463 | 108 | hr | 3463 | SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-06 | 2004-08-09 | Became Public Law No: 108-295. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 14 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to administration of unemployment taxes and benefits. Revises SSA title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) to require State unemployment compensation laws, as a condition of State eligibility for such grants, to provide for transfer of unemployment experience upon transfer or acquisition of a business. Directs the Secretary of Labor to study and report to Congress on State implementation of such requirement. Revises SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disclose information on individuals and their employers in the National Directory of New Hires to a State agency that, for purposes of administering a Federal or State unemployment compensation law, transmits such individuals' names and social security account numbers to the Secretary. Requires such disclosure only to the extent that it would not interfere with effective operation of the part D program. | 2023-01-15T08:33:27Z | |
| 108-hr-3431 | 108 | hr | 3431 | Firefighters Medical Monitoring Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-04 | 2003-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 111 | Firefighters Medical Monitoring Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, to monitor the long-term medical health of firefighters who have fought fires in any area for which the President has declared a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. | 2023-01-15T08:33:28Z | |
| 108-hr-3435 | 108 | hr | 3435 | National Commission on Employment and Economic Security Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-11-04 | 2003-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 0 | National Commission on Employment and Economic Security Act - Establishes the National Commission on Employment and Economic Security to study and report on: (1) issues related to economic and psychological insecurity caused by employment displacement of U.S. workers; (2) relationships between psychological stress caused by such insecurity and increased violence by employees and former employees in the workplace and their private lives; and (3) economic and psychological effects of the decreasing number of well-paid jobs for U.S. workers. Directs the Commission to make recommendations, including ones for legislative and administrative action, regarding potential solutions to alleviate problems connected with the economic and psychological insecurity of U.S. workers. | 2023-01-15T08:33:28Z | |
| 108-hr-3420 | 108 | hr | 3420 | Security and Financial Empowerment Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-30 | 2003-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] | CA | D | R000486 | 74 | Security and Financial Empowerment Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic or sexual violence. Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes State use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for emergency leave precipitated by domestic or sexual violence .Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to approval of State unemployment compensation laws to prohibit denial of compensation where an individual is separated from employment due to circumstances resulting from the individual's experience of domestic or sexual violence.Amends the Social Security Act to include training under this Act for unemployment compensation and TANF personnel.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a national victim services organization to develop and disseminate a model program for domestic and sexual violence training.Victims' Employment Sustainability Act - Prohibits certain discriminatory employer practices relating to terms or conditions of employment in connection with victims of domestic or sexual violence.Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits denial or restriction of insurance coverage based on the status of the applicant or insured regarding abuse or abuse-related claims.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business related credit for 40 percent of an employer's costs for implementing workplace safety and education programs relating to domestic and sexual violence.Authorizes the Attorney General to provide a grant for a clearinghouse and resource center to provide information and assistance to employers, labor organizations, and advocates on behalf of victims of domestic or sexual violence. | 2023-01-15T07:47:44Z | |
| 108-s-1801 | 108 | s | 1801 | SAFE Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-30 | 2003-10-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/31/2003 S13668-13677) | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 6 | Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic or sexual violence. Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes State use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for emergency leave precipitated by domestic or sexual violence .Amends the Internal Revenue Code relating to approval of State unemployment compensation laws to prohibit denial of compensation where an individual is separated from employment due to circumstances resulting from the individual's experience of domestic or sexual violence.Amends the Social Security Act to include training under this Act for unemployment compensation and TANF personnel.Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a national victim services organization to develop and disseminate a model program for domestic and sexual violence training.Victims' Employment Sustainability Act - Prohibits certain discriminatory employer practices relating to terms or conditions of employment in connection with victims of domestic or sexual violence.Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act - Prohibits denial or restriction of insurance coverage based on the status of the applicant or insured regarding abuse or abuse-related claims.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business related credit for 40 percent of an employer's costs for implementing workplace safety and education programs relating to domestic and sexual violence.Authorizes the Attorney General to provide a grant for a clearinghouse and resource center to provide information and assistance to employers, labor organizations, and advocates on behalf of victims of domestic or sexual violence. | 2023-01-15T08:03:17Z | |
| 108-hr-3405 | 108 | hr | 3405 | To amend section 4002 of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 to provide that the same temporary extended unemployment benefits which are available to certain former employees of domestic air carriers be extended to former employees of foreign air carriers who are similarly situated, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-29 | 2003-11-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | W000792 | 2 | Amends the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 to extend to certain former employees of foreign air carriers the same type of temporary extended unemployment benefits that are available to certain former employees of domestic air carriers. | 2023-01-15T07:47:44Z | |
| 108-hr-3368 | 108 | hr | 3368 | To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot grant program to retrain displaced workers in high technology fields. | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-21 | 2003-11-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S001154 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of Labor, pursuant to specified provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to establish a pilot program to award grants for retraining displaced workers in high technology fields. Makes eligible to receive such grants schools or vocational or career training centers in the State of Pennsylvania that conduct training in high technology fields. Sets the amount of such a grant at $10,000 for each displaced worker enrolled. | 2023-01-15T07:47:45Z | |
| 108-s-1765 | 108 | s | 1765 | National Right-to-Work Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-21 | 2003-10-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 7 | National Right-to-Work Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers, pursuant to a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment). | 2023-01-15T08:03:18Z | |
| 108-hr-3295 | 108 | hr | 3295 | Neighbors in Need Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-15 | 2003-10-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] | PA | R | E000187 | 5 | Neighbors in Need Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUCA program in States with high unemployment (States that already qualify for the TEUC-X program (under which second tier benefit amounts are deposited in an individual's account) or would if the trigger for such program were changed) through March 31, 2004, with a phase-out period through June 30, 2004; and (2) provide eight additional weeks of TEUC benefits to those who have exhausted theirs before enactment of this Act. Amends the Social Security Act to require: (1) increases and decreases in the earnings allocated to State accounts when States meet or fail to meet funding goals; and (2) interest-free advances to State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund to be restricted to States which meet funding goals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) suspend the tax on individual unemployment compensation for 2004 and 2005; (2) allow certified States to elect to collect Federal unemployment taxes, under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA); and (3) require States to distribute to unemployed individuals State-specific information packets explaining unemployment insurance eligibility conditions. | 2023-01-15T07:32:53Z | |
| 108-hr-3259 | 108 | hr | 3259 | Pathways to Advance Training Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-08 | 2003-10-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] | PA | R | H001033 | 10 | Pathways to Advance Training Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula matching grants to States with approved plans for programs of vocational education, training, employment counseling, and related services, including tuition assistance, for: (1) single parents and displaced homemakers; and (2) secondary and postsecondary students pursuing nontraditional training and employment. Provides that State boards designated or created as State agencies responsible for vocational and technical education vocational education agency shall administer such programs and make competitive subgrants to eligible entities. | 2023-01-15T07:32:54Z | |
| 108-hr-3270 | 108 | hr | 3270 | Workers Assistance Extension Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-08 | 2003-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] | WA | R | D000549 | 25 | Workers Assistance Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUCA program through June 30, 2004, with a phase-out period through September 30, 2004. (The TEUCA program provides: (1) an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits (TEUC) to jobless workers who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits; and (2) another additional 13 weeks of benefits (TEUC-X), for a total of 26 additional weeks, for such workers in high unemployment States.) | 2023-01-15T07:32:54Z | |
| 108-hr-3244 | 108 | hr | 3244 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-02 | 2003-10-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | R000053 | 88 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUC program; (2) provide for additional weeks of TEUC benefits; (3) revise unemployment rate triggers for TEUC benefit periods; and (4) provide for regular unemployment compensation for certain individuals based on part-time work or an alternative base period. Extends the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2004. Provides a phase-out period for individual payments up to weeks beginning after December 31, 2004. Increases to 26 weeks an eligible individual's TEUC payments. Provides for an additional seven weeks of payments, for a total of 33 weeks, for individuals in high-unemployment States (TEUC-X). (Current law provides 13 weeks of regular TEUC payments, with an additional 13 and total 26 in TEUC-X States.) Revises requirements for determining TEUC-X States, using certain triggers based on insured unemployment rates and on total unemployment rates. Establishes a program of payments to States to provide regular unemployment compensation benefits for individuals who otherwise would be ineligible because: (1) the base period does not count wages earned in the most recently completed calendar quarter; or (2) the individuals seek or are available for less than full-time work. | 2023-01-15T07:32:55Z | |
| 108-s-1708 | 108 | s | 1708 | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-02 | 2003-10-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 16 | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUC program; (2) provide for additional weeks of TEUC benefits; (3) revise unemployment rate triggers for TEUC benefit periods; and (4) provide for regular unemployment compensation for certain individuals based on part-time work or an alternative base period. Extends the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2004. Provides a phase-out period for individual payments up to weeks beginning after December 31, 2004. Increases to 26 weeks an eligible individual's TEUC payments. Provides for an additional seven weeks of payments, for a total of 33 weeks, for individuals in high-unemployment States (TEUC-X). (Current law provides 13 weeks of regular TEUC payments, with an additional 13 and total 26 in TEUC-X States.) Revises requirements for determining TEUC-X States, using certain triggers based on insured unemployment rates and on total unemployment rates. Establishes a program of payments to States to provide regular unemployment compensation benefits for individuals who otherwise would be ineligible because: (1) the base period does not count wages earned in the most recently completed calendar quarter; or (2) the individuals seek or are available for less than full-time work. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide a temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits. | 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z | |
| 108-s-1690 | 108 | s | 1690 | Limited English Proficiency and Integrated Workforce Training Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-01 | 2003-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Limited English Proficiency and Integrated Workforce Training Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish and implement a national demonstration project to analyze and provide data on workforce training programs that integrate English language acquisition and occupational training. Requires the Secretary to award at least ten competitive grants to entities with expertise in serving individuals with limited English proficiency and in providing such integrated training programs. Requires such entities to work with a local board and to include as a principal participant at least one of the following: (1) an employer or employer organization; (2) a nonprofit provider of English instruction; (3) a provider of occupational or skills training; (4) a community-based organization; (5) an educational institution, including a two- or four-year college, or a technical or vocational school; (6) a labor organization; or (7) a local board. | 2023-01-15T07:47:42Z | |
| 108-s-1698 | 108 | s | 1698 | Retirement Security Advice Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-10-01 | 2003-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12290-12292) | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 3 | Retirement Security Advice Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to allow prohibited transaction exemptions under specified conditions to: (1) a fiduciary adviser's providing certain investment advice to an employee benefit plan or to a participant or beneficiary of such plan; (2) sale, acquisition, or holding of securities or other property (including any lending of money or other extension of credit associated with these) pursuant to such advice; and (3) direct or indirect receipt of fees or other compensation by the fiduciary adviser or an affiliate in connection with providing such advice. Qualifies the following as such fiduciary advisers if they satisfy applicable laws: (1) registered investment advisers; (2) banks; (3) insurance companies; (4) registered broker-dealers; (5) affiliates of such entities; or (6) employees, agents, or registered representatives of such entities. Requires such a fiduciary adviser to disclose: (1) fees or other compensation it receives relating to the provision of investment advice or a resulting sale or acquisition of securities or other property, including from third parties; (2) any interest it has (and its affiliates have) in any security or other property recommended, purchased, or sold; (3) any limitation placed on its ability to provide advice; (4) the advisory services offered; (5) that it is acting as a fiduciary of the plan in connection with the provision of such advice; and (6) any information required to be disclosed under applicable securities laws. Exempts from the duty to monitor the specific investment advice given by the fiduciary adviser a plan sponsor or other fiduciary that arranges for a fiduciary adviser to provide investment advice to participants and beneficiaries, if certain conditions are met. Allows plan assets to be used to pay for the expenses of providing investment advice to participants and beneficiaries. | 2023-01-15T08:03:21Z | |
| 108-hr-3174 | 108 | hr | 3174 | Hour of Pay for an Hour of Work Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-24 | 2003-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | P000149 | 0 | Hour's Pay for an Hour's Work Act of 2003 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to condition an exemption from overtime requirements for certain drivers upon their being paid at least the minimum wage. | 2023-01-15T06:48:03Z | |
| 108-hr-3139 | 108 | hr | 3139 | Youth Worker Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-23 | 2003-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] | CA | D | L000090 | 45 | Youth Worker Protection Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to revise provisions relating to child labor and to set forth new requirements relating to the employment of minors. Establishes FLSA requirements for employment of minors, including those for: (1) work permits; (2) working-hour restrictions for minors in specified age groups, and in relation to school attendance; (3) notification of serious work-related injuries; (4) data compilation, retention, and reporting by State agencies; (5) prohibition of youth peddling; (6) civil actions for bodily injury, illness, or death; (7) public disclosure of violations; and (8) civil penalties. Revises FLSA child labor provisions to: (1) set the same minimum age requirements for children in agricultural employment as for those in nonagricultural employment; (2) impose a uniform minimum age for employment in all hazardous occupations; (3) eliminate the Secretary of Labor's authority to issue waivers with respect to certain hand harvest labor by children; (4) eliminate an exception for scrap paper balers and paper box compactors; and (5) declare that youth peddling affects commerce (and thus is subject to Federal regulation). Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate: (1) a rule relating to particularly hazardous occupations for children between the ages of 16 and 18, based on a specified report and recommendations of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); and (2) a rule prohibiting employment of minors in seafood processing or in jobs requiring them to handle or dispose of oil or other liquids from fryers. Requires the Secretary to review: (1) restricted occupation and hazardous occupation orders, at least once every five years; and (2) health and safety data on employment of minors in activities involving certain repetitive motions, or lifting, or working alone or late at night in retail establishments with public contact and cash handling, or entertainment industry work detrimental to them, and report with appropriat… | 2023-01-15T06:48:04Z | |
| 108-hr-3156 | 108 | hr | 3156 | To amend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 to provide for additional weeks of benefits thereunder. | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-23 | 2003-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] | OR | D | W000793 | 2 | Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to provide for an additional 13 weeks of benefits. Entitles eligible individuals in all States to a total of 26 weeks of TEUC compensation (13 weeks beyond the current 13 weeks). Makes such additional benefits also available to individuals who exhausted their TEUC benefits. Provides that workers in high unemployment (TEUC-X) States, who were already eligible for a total of 26 weeks under TEUC and TEUC-X, may also receive the additional 13 weeks provided by this Act, for a total of 39 weeks. | 2023-01-15T06:48:03Z | |
| 108-hr-3108 | 108 | hr | 3108 | Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-17 | 2004-04-10 | Became Public Law No: 108-218. | House | Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] | OH | R | B000589 | 13 | (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on April 1, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 - Title I: Pension Funding - (Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to temporarily replace (for plan years 2004 and 2005) the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on long-term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) determine the permissible range of such rate on the basis of two or more indices that are selected periodically from the the top three quality levels available; and (2) make such range public, as well as indices and methodology used to determine such weighted average rate. (Sec. 102) Allows applicable employers to elect to make alternative deficit reduction contributions under ERISA and the Code. Defines applicable employers as: (1) commercial passenger airlines; (2) those primarily engaged in production or manufacture of steel mill products or the processing of iron ore pellets; or (3) a specified type of organization that established its plan on June 30, 1955. Allows such an employer, if the defined benefit plan met certain requirements in 2000, to elect an alternative type of increase for up to two plan years that begin after December 27, 2003, and before December 28, 2005. Restricts benefit increases during such applicable plan year unless specified conditions are met. Requires employers who elect such an alternative deficit reduction contribution to notify participants, beneficiaries, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). (Sec. 103) Establishes ERISA requirements for multiemployer defined benefit plan funding notices. Requires plan administrators to send such notices to participants, beneficiaries, labor organizations, and employers for each plan year, within a specified time, form, and manner. Requires such notices to include information on: (1) the pla… | 2023-01-15T07:32:56Z | |
| 108-s-1627 | 108 | s | 1627 | Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-17 | 2003-11-14 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 366. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 3 | Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act of 2003 - Revises and reauthorizes appropriations through FY 2009 for: (1) Workforce Investment Systems for job training and employment services under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA-I); (2) Adult Basic Skills Education, including adult education and family literacy programs, under WIA title II (WIA-II); and (3) vocational rehabilitation services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA). Title I: Amendments to Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 - Amends WIA-I to revise and reauthorize Workforce Investment Systems (WIS) programs. Subtitle A: Definitions - (Sec. 101) Revises definitions under WIA-I. Includes, as basic skills deficient, individuals who are unable to compute or solve problems, read, write, or speak English at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual's family, or in society. Includes faith-based organizations as community-based organizations. Eliminates the requirement that the employer pay at least 50 percent of the cost of customized training. Requires, instead, that the employer pay a significant portion of such cost, as determined by the local workforce investment board (local WIB). Includes, as dislocated workers, spouses of active duty Armed Forces members who lose their employment because of relocating to accommodate a permanent change in the member's duty station. Includes, as displaced homemakers, dependent spouses of active duty Armed Forces members if (1) the spouse's family income is significantly reduced because of a deployment, a call or order to active duty, a permanent change of station, death or disability of the member or (2) (and, as under current law, the spouse is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty obtaining or upgrading employment). Includes as low-income individuals those who receive or are eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch. Subtitle B: Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems - (Sec. 111) Includes among WIA-I purposes: (1) enh… | 2023-01-15T08:48:06Z | |
| 108-hr-3100 | 108 | hr | 3100 | Health Care for Working Families Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-16 | 2003-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | Health Care for Working Families Act of 2003 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to establish a new title II, Health Benefits for Employees and Their Families. Requires each large employer to: (1) offer to each of its employees the opportunity to enroll in a qualifying health benefit plan that provides coverage for the employee and the employee's family; (2) contribute to the cost of such plan; and (3) withhold the employee share of the plan premium from the employee's wages.Defines a large employer as one that employed an average of at least 50 full-time employees (including contract workers) on business days during the preceding calendar year, and employs at least 50 employees on the first day of the plan year. Defines a qualifying health benefit plan as one that: (1) provides benefits for health care items and services actuarially equivalent to or greater in value than those offered as of January 1, 2004, under the Blue Cross-Blue Shield (BC-BS) Standard Plan provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP); and (2) meets applicable requirements under the Public Health Service Act. Sets the minimum required contribution by an employer at the same portion of the total premium as the Federal Government pays for such BC-BS Standard Plan under FEHBP. Requires any employee covered under a Federal health insurance program (including Medicare, Medicaid, FEHBP, and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services), with certain exceptions, to accept an employer's offer of health insurance coverage and agree to payroll withholdings, or request the Federal health insurance program to pay the employee share of the premium.Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a health insurance issuer that offers employee health insurance coverage to an employer to ensure that it complies with requirements of this Act. | 2023-01-15T06:48:05Z | |
| 108-s-1616 | 108 | s | 1616 | A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prevent the preemption of State community property law as it relates to nonforfeitable accrued retirement benefits. | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-15 | 2003-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11482) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that ERISA does not preempt State community property law with respect to nonforfeitable accrued retirement benefits. | 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z | |
| 108-s-1617 | 108 | s | 1617 | Women's Pension Protection Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-15 | 2003-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 1 | Women's Pension Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to require the spouse's consent for distributions from defined contribution plans (DCPs, which include individual account plans such as 401(k) plans). (Current law only requires such consent in the case of defined benefit plans). Applies joint and survivor annuity rules to DCPs. Prescribes requirements for division of pension benefits upon divorce. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations relating to the time and order of issuance of qualified domestic relations orders. Provides for treatment of former spouses as surviving spouses in certain cases. Revises requirements for joint and survivor annuities. Requires pension plans to offer participants the option of a qualified joint and 3/4 survivor annuity (as an alternative to the current qualified joint and survivor annuity). Amends Federal law relating to the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to provide for a survivor annuity to widows, widowers, and certain former spouses of Federal employees who die after having separated from the service with title to a deferred annuity under CSRS, but before attaining the age for such annuity under it (on the same basis as is currently provided to certain survivors of former Members of Congress). Revises CSRS and Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) requirements for court orders relating to Federal employee retirement benefits for former spouses. Revises the order of precedence for disposition of remaining amounts in thrift savings accounts. Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to: (1) entitle divorced spouses to railroad retirement annuities independent of the actual entitlement of the employees; and (2) extend the payment of any portion of Tier II railroad retirement benefits to surviving former spouses pursuant to divorce agreements. | 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z | |
| 108-hr-3078 | 108 | hr | 3078 | Employee Right to Choose Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-11 | 2003-10-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 35 | Employee Right to Choose Act of 2003 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise collective bargaining requirements with respect to bargaining for an initial agreement to require generally shorter deadlines for commencement of bargaining, requests for mediation, and referrals of a dispute to arbitration. Requires certification of a bargaining representative without election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative and there is no other individual or labor organization so designated by 30 percent or more of the employees. Repeals the requirement for a secret ballot vote on rescission of the authority of a collective bargaining agreement upon petition by 30 percent or more of covered bargaining unit employees. | 2023-01-15T06:48:05Z | |
| 108-s-1610 | 108 | s | 1610 | Defined Benefit Pension Plan Reform Act of 2003 | Labor and Employment | 2003-09-11 | 2003-09-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11418-11419) | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] | IN | D | B001233 | 1 | Defined Benefit Pension Reform Plan of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) concerning minimum funding standards for pension plans to: (1) permit a multiemployer plan to elect to use an emergency investment loss method (as defined), starting in the first plan year in which there is an emergency investment loss; and (2) establish separate mortality tables for blue-collar and white-collar workers which may be used in lieu of the current table. Amends the Code to modify the full-funding limitation for purposes of the deduction limits on employer pension contributions. Amends ERISA to require notification of participants and beneficiaries of plan terminations by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. | 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z |
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