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| 109-hr-6422 | 109 | hr | 6422 | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C> 206(a)(1) to reflect the actual costs of living in various regions of the country and to bring the minimum to a fair wage that can support federal workers and contractors and their families. | Labor and Employment | 2006-12-08 | 2006-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | M000523 | 0 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise minimum wage provisions to require: (1) payment of an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) sufficient to enable a full-time worker to cover housing, food, childcare, transportation, and healthcare expenses for a family of four based on regional or municipal cost-of-living standards; (2) an additional amount to enable such worker to obtain any fringe benefits not provided by the worker's employer; (3) annual cost-of-living adjustments to such wage levels; and (4) wage increases for federal and contract workers proportionately equal to congressional pay raises. Makes these requirements applicable to wages paid in the Northern Mariana Islands. | 2020-02-10T16:51:21Z | |
| 109-s-4121 | 109 | s | 4121 | A bill to provide optional funding rules for employers in applicable multiple employer pension plans. | Labor and Employment | 2006-12-08 | 2006-12-08 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Allows an employer participating in an eligible multiple employer plan to elect to have the pension plan treated as having spun off such employer's allocable portion of the plan's assets and liabilities to an eligible spun off plan. Specifies the employer's liability with respect to the spun off plan, which shall be in lieu of any other liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) or to the applicable pension plan. Excludes such spun off plan from the funding requirements of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 until at least January 1, 2017. Provides that the employer maintaining such plan is liable for ongoing contributions to the eligible spun off plan as required before amendments made by such Act. Applies the third segment rate (the rate of interest based on the corporate bond yield curve taking into account only bonds maturing after 20 years) to such plan in lieu of the interest rate otherwise used. Provides that the liability of the employer if such plan terminates shall be determined in accordance with the assumptions and methods described under this Act. Makes employers not making an election under this Act liable to the PBGC in an amount equal to the fractional portion of the adjusted unfunded benefit liabilities of such plan as of December 31, 2005, determined without regard to any adjusted unfunded benefit liabilities to be transferred to an eligible spun off plan. Applies this Act to a single employer pension plan that: (1) was established in the State of Alaska on March 18, 1967; and (2) as of January 2, 2005, had two or more contributing sponsors, at least two of which were not under common control. | 2018-02-04T01:58:04Z | |
| 109-hr-6274 | 109 | hr | 6274 | Unemployment Tax Equity Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-29 | 2006-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2] | IN | R | C001052 | 2 | Unemployment Tax Equity Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with no more than five states for the establishment of demonstration programs to permit such states to assume primary responsibility for the administration of their unemployment compensation laws. | 2023-01-12T17:52:13Z | |
| 109-hr-6279 | 109 | hr | 6279 | Understanding Off-shoring and Outsourcing Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-29 | 2006-11-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 1 | Understanding Off-shoring and Outsourcing Act of 2006 - Requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce to revise its requirements for mandatory industry reporting of international services transactions to lower by 50% the per-company monetary thresholds above which companies must report import and export services transactions. Requires the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to make specified revisions to the procedures and methodologies related to its collection and disaggregation of data relating to mass layoffs, relocations, and employment. Requires the Bureaus to study and report jointly to Congress on whether linking or coordinating their independent data relating to mass layoffs and import and export services transactions would improve the quality of information available about outsourcing and off-shoring of private sector business operations and services. | 2023-01-12T17:52:13Z | |
| 109-s-3987 | 109 | s | 3987 | Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-28 | 2006-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] | GA | R | I000055 | 0 | Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to declare that it is the intent of Congress that: (1) in a claim brought under such Act, the facts are not to be given a broad liberal construction in favor of the employee or of the employer; (2) the laws pertaining to the claim are to be construed in accordance with the basic principles of statutory construction and not liberally in favor of either the employee or employer; and (3) the system established under the Act shall be efficient and self-executing, but not an economic or administrative burden. Makes compensation under the Act payable regardless of fault as a cause of an injury (no-fault). Specifies requirements for proportional payment of compensation, the last employer doctrine, intervening employment, and noncontributing employment exposure. Prescribes criteria for the preemption of state law providing additional or alternative remedies for an injured employee, the employee's legal representative, spouse, next of kin, or anyone otherwise entitled to recover from an employer on account of an employee's injury or death. Revises requirements for physician selection. Allows a carrier to designate one or more participating networks or one or more health care panels, or both, to provide medical services to employees. Modifies the formula used to determine disability compensation, including for loss of hearing. Increases allowed funeral expenses. Revises requirements for: (1) determination of death compensation to survivors; (2) timing and recipients of a notice of such injury or death; (3) filing of claims; (4) date of payment of compensation; (5) assignment and exemption from the claims of creditors; (6) presumptions, burdens, and rules of evidence; (7) review of compensation orders; (8) modification of compensation awards for fraud or overpayment; (9) reports of fraud; and (10) payments into the special fund in the absence of an entitled survivor of an employee. | 2023-01-12T17:52:03Z | |
| 109-hr-6196 | 109 | hr | 6196 | Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-27 | 2006-09-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | V000108 | 1 | Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2006 - Directs each federal agency that provides grants, loans, or loan guarantees to businesses to require, as a condition of such assistance, that such businesses 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 federal assistance to businesses that lays off a greater percentage of workers in the United States or its territories than in other countries. | 2023-01-12T17:52:15Z | |
| 109-hr-6210 | 109 | hr | 6210 | Automatic IRA Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-27 | 2006-11-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] | PA | R | E000187 | 1 | Automatic IRA Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain small employers who do not offer qualified retirement plans or arrangements to their employees to allow eligible employees to participate in a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRAs); (2) allow employers who do not have more than 100 employees a tax credit for costs associated with establishing a payroll deposit IRA arrangement; and (3) treat automatic IRAs as individual retirement accounts (and as Roth IRAs) for income tax purposes. Establishes in the executive branch the TSP II Board to establish policies and procedures relating to payroll deposit IRA arrangements. | 2023-01-12T17:52:15Z | |
| 109-s-3951 | 109 | s | 3951 | Women's Retirement Security Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-27 | 2006-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 3 | Women's Retirement Security Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain small employers who do not provide retirement plans for their employees to allow eligible employees to participate in a payroll deposit individual retirement account arrangement (automatic IRA); (2) increase the tax credit for retirement savings contributions (saver's credit) for certain low-income taxpayers; (3) allow certain part-time employees to participate in qualified cash or deferred arrangements; (4) allow the transfer of up to $500 of unused health plan benefits to qualified retirement plans; (5) treat wage replacement income (e.g., disability pay or unemployment compensation) as earned income for purposes of IRA contribution limits; (6) allow a rollover of military death benefits to IRAs and other benefit plans; (7) allow a limited tax exclusion for certain lifetime annuity payments; (8) allow certain small employers a tax credit for contributions to employee pension plans; (9) allow self-employed individuals to deduct pension plan contributions from their self-employment income; and (10) allow employees a tax exclusion for qualified retirement planning services. Allows divorced spouses and widows and widowers to remarry after attaining age 60 without losing retirement benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to qualified low-income taxpayer clinics to provide retirement savings counseling to low-income taxpayers. Requires the Commissioner of Social Security to prepare a financial reference handbook and a retirement readiness checklist for distribution to social security recipients. | 2023-01-12T17:52:04Z | |
| 109-s-3952 | 109 | s | 3952 | Automatic IRA Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-27 | 2006-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 2 | Automatic IRA Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain small employers who do not offer qualified retirement plans or arrangements to their employees to allow eligible employees to participate in a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRAs); (2) allow employers who do not have more than 100 employees a tax credit for costs associated with establishing a payroll deposit IRA arrangement; and (3) treat automatic IRAs as individual retirement accounts (and as Roth IRAs) for income tax purposes. Establishes in the executive branch the TSP II Board to establish policies and procedures relating to payroll deposit IRA arrangements. | 2023-01-12T17:52:04Z | |
| 109-hr-6181 | 109 | hr | 6181 | National Infrastructure Corps Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-26 | 2006-11-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C001049 | 1 | National Infrastructure Corps Act of 2006 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a National Infrastructure Corps of up to 40,000 eligible individuals, to be operated by the Corporation for National and Community Service, in order to address: (1) the economic infrastructure needs of the Nation through the performance of eligible projects; and (2) high rates of unemployment in urban and rural areas by providing employment opportunities to eligible individuals. Directs the Corporation to: (1) select, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, eligible projects based on proposals submitted by federal, state, and local entities; (2) provide financial assistance; and (3) give priority to disaster relief projects to repair vital infrastructure facilities damaged by natural disasters and emergencies, including projects to address damages resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. | 2023-01-12T17:52:16Z | |
| 109-hr-6182 | 109 | hr | 6182 | Nurse And Patient Safety & Protection Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-26 | 2006-11-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 0 | Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Director of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to establish a Federal Safe Patient Handling Standard to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for direct-care registered nurses and other health care providers working in health care facilities by requiring the elimination of manual lifting of patients through the use of mechanical devices, except during a declared state of emergency. Requires health care facilities to: (1) develop and implement a safe patient handling plan consistent with such standard; and (2) post a uniform notice that explains the standard and the procedures to report patient handling-related injuries. Requires the Secretary to direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to conduct audits of plan implementation and compliance. Authorizes health care providers to: (1) refuse to accept an assignment in a health care facility if the assignment would violate the standard or if such provider is not prepared to fulfill the assignment without compromising the patient safety or jeopardizing the provider's license; and (2) file complaints against facilities that violate this Act. Requires the Secretary to investigate complaints and to prohibit retaliation if violations occur. Prohibits health care facilities from retaliating with respect to employment against providers for such refusal or against any individual who in good faith reports a violation, participates in an investigation or proceeding, or discusses violations. Authorizes health care providers who have been retaliated against in violation of this Act to bring a cause of action in a U.S. district court. Entitles providers that prevail to reinstatement, reimbursement of lost compensation, attorneys' fees, court costs, and/or other damages. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for purchasing safe patient handling equipment for health care facilities. | 2023-01-12T17:52:16Z | |
| 109-s-3922 | 109 | s | 3922 | YWCA Retirement Plan Preservation Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-09-21 | 2006-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9901) | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 3 | YWCA Retirement Plan Preservation Act of 2006 - Treats a specified pension plan maintained by the Young Women's Christian Association Retirement Fund as a defined contribution plan for purposes of prohibitions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 against employee pension benefit plans requiring or permitting the cessation or reduction of allocations to an employee's account because of age. Applies this Act to any civil action brought on or after September 21, 2006, alleging an age discrimination violation occurring before June 29, 2005. | 2023-01-12T17:52:05Z | |
| 109-hr-5998 | 109 | hr | 5998 | Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-07-28 | 2006-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] | IL | D | G000535 | 20 | Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act - Requires the Federal government and any employer under a Federal contract or subcontract exceeding $10,000 to pay each of their respective workers: (1) an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) necessary for such employee to earn, while working 40 hours a week on a full-time basis, not less than the amount of the Federal poverty level for a family of four; and (2) an additional amount, based on the locality in which a worker resides, sufficient to cover the costs to such worker to obtain specified fringe benefits not provided by the worker's employer. Exempts employers that are: (1) small business concerns; or (2) nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, if the ratio of the total compensation of the chief executive officer to that of the full-time equivalent of their lowest-paid employee is not greater than 25 to 1. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enforce this Act. Makes federal contractors that are part of a pattern or practice of violations of such wage requirements subject to federal contract suspension, a five-year ineligibility period, and liability for government costs of obtaining a replacement contractor. Provides for judicial review of the Secretary's determinations, and authorizes the President to suspend the provisions of this Act in times of emergency. Allows an aggrieved worker to bring a civil action against an employer for appropriate relief for a violation of this Act, if the employer has not paid or reinstated the worker as a result of the administrative action. | 2023-01-12T17:52:32Z | |
| 109-s-3715 | 109 | s | 3715 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the treatment of eligible combined defined benefit plans and qualified cash or deferred arrangements. | Labor and Employment | 2006-07-24 | 2006-07-26 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8261-8262) | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a hybrid tax-exempt retirement plan to be known as an eligible combined plan, which is maintained by a small employer (having not more than 500 employees) and which combines features of a defined benefit plan and a qualified cash or deferred compensation arrangement. Sets forth benefit, contribution, vesting, and nondiscrimination requirements for such combined plans. Permits automatic contributions to such combined plans on behalf of employee participants. | 2023-01-12T17:52:28Z | |
| 109-s-3702 | 109 | s | 3702 | Farm and Forestry Worker Transportation Safety Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-07-20 | 2006-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8062) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Farm and Forestry Worker Transportation Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor, in promulgating vehicle safety standards under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, to ensure that designated seats with operational seat belts are provided for the transportation of agricultural workers, with an exception for buses otherwise not federally required to have seat belts. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue minimum performance requirements for the strength of seats and the attachment of seats and seat belts in vehicles that are converted, after being sold for purposes other than resale, for the purpose of transporting such workers. Requires, effective seven years after enactment of this Act, vehicles converted for transport of such workers to provide the same level of safety as vehicles manufactured or altered for such purpose prior to being sold for purposes other than resale. | 2023-01-12T17:52:28Z | |
| 109-hr-5837 | 109 | hr | 5837 | YouthBuild Transfer Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-07-19 | 2006-10-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] | DE | R | C000243 | 9 | YouthBuild Transfer Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a revised YouthBuild program under the authority of the Secretary of Labor (Secretary). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to carry out certain activities under the YouthBuild program, including: (1) education and workforce investment; (2) supervision and training for participants in the rehabilitation or construction of housing (including residential housing for homeless individuals or low-income families), transitional housing for homeless individuals, and community and other public facilities; (3) adult mentoring; and (4) follow-up services. Repeals authority for the YouthBuild program under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. Transfers the YouthBuild program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Department of Labor. | 2023-01-12T17:52:37Z | |
| 109-hr-5840 | 109 | hr | 5840 | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-07-19 | 2006-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 4 | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to instruct the Secretaries of Labor and of Health and Human Services (HHS) to include as part of their annual budget requests the administrative costs necessary to implement their responsibilities under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (including, for the Secretary of HHS, costs for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health). Instructs the Secretary of Energy to designate annually as a beryllium vendor any vendor, processor, or producer of beryllium (or related products) not previously designated as such if the Secretary finds that such person has engaged in activities related to production or processing of beryllium sales. Transfers certain responsibilities from the President to the Secretary of HHS regarding: (1) Program administration; and (2) the Special Exposure Cohort. Revises requirements for: (1) the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (Board); and (2) the Special Exposure Cohort. Establishes within HHS a Special Exposure Cohort Appeals Board to hear appeals from an adverse Special Exposure Cohort designation. Sets forth conflicts of interest prohibitions. Expands the duties of the Office of Ombudsman to include: (1) assisting individuals in making claims; and (2) acting as advocate for individuals seeking benefits. | 2023-01-12T17:52:37Z | |
| 109-hr-5787 | 109 | hr | 5787 | Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-07-13 | 2006-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] | NY | R | B000586 | 14 | Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $6.00 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.75 an hour, beginning six months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.15 an hour, beginning 12 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. | 2023-01-12T17:52:38Z | |
| 109-hr-5731 | 109 | hr | 5731 | Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-06-29 | 2006-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] | TX | D | G000553 | 67 | Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal minimum wage should be adjusted every four years so that a person earning such wage may earn an annual income of not less than 112% of the federal poverty threshold; and (2) Congress or the states may establish higher minimum wage requirements than that established in this Act. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise calculation of the federal minimum wage to be not less than $5.15 an hour beginning September 1, 1997, and not less than the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person to earn an annual income that is 12% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a two person household, with one child under age 18 years of age, beginning January 1, 2007. | 2023-01-13T04:50:45Z | |
| 109-s-3534 | 109 | s | 3534 | YouthBuild Transfer Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-06-16 | 2006-09-22 | Became Public Law No: 109-281. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 4 | YouthBuild Transfer Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a revised YouthBuild program in the Department of Labor (previously, in the Department of Housing and Urban Development). Redefines "YouthBuild program" as any program assisted under this Act that provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadership development, and training through the rehabilitation or construction of housing for homeless individuals and low-income families, and of public facilities. Allows an individual to participate in a YouthBuild program only if such individual is between 16 and 24 years of age, is a member of a low-income family, is in foster care, is a youth offender, is a youth with a disability, is a child of incarcerated parents, is a migrant youth, and is a school dropout. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make grants to eligible entities to carry out a YouthBuild program. Includes as eligible entities: (1) a community-based organization; (2) a faith-based organization; (3) a local board or community action agency; (4) a state or local housing development agency; (5) an Indian tribe or agency primarily serving Indians; (6) a community development corporation; (7) a state or local youth service or conservation corps; and (8) any other entity eligible to provide education or employment training. Specifies program activities for which grant funds may be used, including: (1) education and workforce investment activities; (2) supervision and training for participants in the rehabilitation or construction of housing for homeless individuals and low-income families; (3) adult mentoring; (4) payment of wages to program participants; and (5) ongoing training and technical assistance for developing and carrying out YouthBuild programs. Sets forth minimum requirements for grant applications and selection criteria for awarding grants to an eligible entity. Restricts the use of residential housing rehabilitated or constructed under a YouthBuild program to: (1) sales or r… | 2023-01-31T21:41:22Z | |
| 109-hr-5625 | 109 | hr | 5625 | Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-06-15 | 2006-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 0 | Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act - Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Insurance Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make five-year grants to a state or local government to pay for the federal share of the cost of carrying out projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other family caregiving needs. Family and Medical Leave Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to extend coverage to employees at worksites where the employer employs at least 25 (currently 50) employees at the worksite and within 75 miles of that worksite. Amends FMLA and federal civil service law to entitle to leave those employees who must address the effects of domestic violence. Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2005 - Permits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to contract with one or more employing agencies to conduct a grant project that provides paid leave for eligible individuals who are responding to caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other family caregiving needs. Requires the leave to last for at least six weeks during a 12-month period. Time for Schools Act of 2005 - Amends FMLA to allow employees covered by such Act to take up to 24 hours, during any 12-month period, of school involvement leave to participate in: (1) an academic activity of their child's school, such as a parent-teacher conference or an interview for a school; or (2) literacy training under a family literacy program. Amends federal civil service law to provide the same school involvement leave allowance for federal employees. | 2023-01-13T04:50:48Z | |
| 109-hr-5554 | 109 | hr | 5554 | Workplace Safety and Health Transparency Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-06-08 | 2006-07-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] | GA | R | N000159 | 13 | Workplace Safety and Health Transparency Act of 2006 - Amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from promulgating or incorporating by reference, or approving occupational safety and health standards under a state plan that incorporates by reference, any finding, guideline, standard, limit, rule, or regulation based on a determination reached by any organization, unless the Secretary finds that such determination: (1) has been promulgated by a nationally recognized standards-producing organization under procedures whereby an opportunity was afforded for diverse views to be considered and whereby interested and affected persons substantial agreed on its adoption; and (2) in the case of a federal standard, has been designated as such a standard by the Secretary. | 2023-01-13T04:50:50Z | |
| 109-hr-5545 | 109 | hr | 5545 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that projects funded through the National Institutes of Health comply with wage rate requirements commonly referred to as the "Davis-Bacon Act", and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2006-06-07 | 2006-07-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] | TX | D | G000410 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require that applications for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) loan, grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for any project include reasonable assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction or modernization on the project will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor. | 2023-01-13T04:50:51Z | |
| 109-hr-5481 | 109 | hr | 5481 | MINERS for Mining Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-25 | 2006-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] | GA | R | N000159 | 0 | Modernizing and Improving the National Emergency Response System for Mining Act or the MINERS for Mining Act - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require coal mine operators to: (1) improve accident preparedness and response at each mine; and (2) adopt and update an accident response plan for evacuations and for maintenance of individuals trapped underground. Requires such a plan to provide for: (1) redundant means and local coordination of communication; (2) post-accident location of underground personnel; (3) emergency air supplies: (4) self-rescuer caches; (5) escapeways and flame-resistant directional lifelines; (6) emergency training; and (7) within three years, post accident wireless communication between underground and the surface and electronic tracking of trapped persons. Limits the liability of persons who carry out mine accident rescue or recovery operations. Directs the Secretary of Labor to require: (1) the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to establish and update criteria to certify the qualifications of mine rescue teams; and (2) operators to have one employee knowledgeable in emergency response on each shift and two certified mine rescue teams available at each mine within one hour. Requires notification of a mine accident to be provided to the Secretary by the operator within 15 minutes of knowledge of a death or potentially fatal injury. Authorizes the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to research and develop technology for the improvement of the safety and health of miners. Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish within NIOSH an Office of Mine Safety and Health to enhance the development of new mine safety technology and applications and to expedite the commercial availability and implementation of such technology. Authorizes the Director of NIOSH to: (1) award competitive grants and contracts; and (2) establish an interagency working group to share technology, research, and developments concerning mine saf… | 2023-01-13T04:48:25Z | |
| 109-s-3030 | 109 | s | 3030 | A bill to extend the period for unemployment compensation under the Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006. | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-24 | 2006-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 2 | Amends the Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006 to extend the period for unemployment compensation available as a result of a disaster declaration made for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita on or after August 29, 2005, from 39 to 52 weeks after the date of that declaration. | 2023-01-13T04:48:12Z | |
| 109-s-2919 | 109 | s | 2919 | PBGC Confirmation Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-22 | 2006-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4893-4894) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | PBGC Confirmation Act of 2006 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to replace the chairman of the board of directors with a Director to head the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Requires the Director to be approved by the Senate. Gives joint jurisdiction over the nomination to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the penalty for failure to file an actuarial report for defined benefit plans other than multi-employer plans. | 2023-01-13T04:48:15Z | |
| 109-hr-5432 | 109 | hr | 5432 | Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-19 | 2006-06-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] | WV | R | C001047 | 13 | Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 or the MINER Act - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require coal mine operators to: (1) carry out continuously a program to improve accident preparedness and response at each mine; and (2) adopt and update an accident response plan for evacuations and for maintenance of individuals trapped underground. Requires such a plan to provide for: (1) redundant means and local coordination of communication; (2) post-accident location of underground personnel; (3) emergency air supplies: (4) self-rescuer caches, maintenance, and replacement; (5) escapeways and flame-resistant directional lifelines; (6) emergency training; and (7) within three years, post accident wireless communication between underground and the surface and electronic tracking of trapped persons. Limits the liability of persons who carry out mine accident rescue or recovery operations. Directs the Secretary of Labor to require: (1) the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to establish and update criteria to certify the qualifications of mine rescue teams; and (2) mine operators to have one employee knowledgeable in emergency response on each shift and two certified mine rescue teams available at each mine within one hour. Requires notification of a mine accident to be provided to the Secretary by the operator within 15 minutes of knowledge of a death or potentially fatal injury. Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) an Office of Mine Safety and Health to enhance the development of new mine safety technology and applications and to expedite the commercial availability and implementation of such technology. Authorizes the Director of NIOSH to: (1) award competitive grants and contracts; and (2) establish an interagency working group to share technology, research, and developments concerning mine safety and accident response. Requires the Secretary to require: (1) the tem… | 2023-01-13T04:48:27Z | |
| 109-hr-5424 | 109 | hr | 5424 | To allow certain existing retirement plans maintained by churches to continue to provide annuities directly to participants rather than through an insurance company. | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-18 | 2006-05-19 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E894-895) | House | Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] | IN | R | S001143 | 7 | Provides that annuity payments from qualified church plans that otherwise meet specified distribution requirements for money purchase pension plans under the Internal Revenue Code shall not fail to satisfy qualified trust distribution requirements merely because the payments are not made under an annuity contract purchased from an insurance company. | 2023-01-13T04:48:27Z | |
| 109-hr-5389 | 109 | hr | 5389 | Protecting America's Miners Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-16 | 2006-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 10 | Protecting America's Miners Act - Expresses the sense of Congress concerning the need for congressional intervention to maintain a highly trained Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspector workforce. Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to revise safety standards for mines, including by requiring: (1) atmospheric detection and warning systems; (2) certain communication technologies; (3) emergency underground caches of air and self-contained breathing equipment; (4) self-rescue devices and training; (5) underground refuges; and (6) electronic tracking devices. Deems violations of such standards as the creation of imminent danger to miners. Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Mine Safety and Health Administration a central communications emergency call center for mine operators. Requires operators to report any emergency or serious mine incident to the center no later than 15 minutes after becoming aware of the incident. Requires operators to ensure the availability and capabilities of mine rescue teams. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations regarding mine rescue teams and accident investigations. Requires the Secretary to contract with the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board or other independent federal investigative authority to investigate an accident upon the request of the authorized miners' representative or representatives of a majority of the families of the miners killed (or who could have been killed) in such accident. Requires the MSHA inspector or district manager to notify operators and miners' representatives when a potential pattern of violations is identified. Imposes penalties and miner withdrawal requirements. Revises penalties for safety standards and notification violations. Establishes, within the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, the position of Miner Ombudsman. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop mandatory standards that implement the recommendations of the National Institute for Occupational Sa… | 2023-01-13T04:48:28Z | |
| 109-hr-5392 | 109 | hr | 5392 | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to extend the availability of unemployment assistance made available in connection with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-16 | 2006-05-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] | LA | R | B000072 | 4 | Directs the President to make unemployment assistance available to eligible individuals under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of a disaster declaration for Hurricane Katrina or Rita for 52 weeks after the date of such declaration. | 2023-01-13T04:48:28Z | |
| 109-s-2803 | 109 | s | 2803 | MINER Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-16 | 2006-12-06 | By Senator Enzi from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 109-365. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 23, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 or the MINER Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require underground coal mine operators to: (1) carry out continuously a program to improve accident preparedness and response at each mine; and (2) adopt and update accident response plan for evacuations and for maintenance of individuals trapped underground. Requires such a plan to provide for: (1) redundant means and local coordination of communication; (2) post-accident location of underground personnel; (3) emergency air supplies; (4) self-rescuer caches, maintenance, and replacement; (5) escapeways and flame-resistant directional lifelines; (6) emergency training; and (7) within three years, post accident wireless communication between underground and the surface and electronic tracking of trapped persons. (Sec. 3) Declares that no one may bring an action against covered individuals or their regular employers for property damage or injury (or deaths) resulting from mine accident rescue operations, unless the damage or injury was the result of gross negligence, reckless conduct, or illegal conduct or where the regular employer is the operator of the mine where the rescue activity takes place. Defines "regular employer" to mean the entity that is the covered employee's legal or statutory employer pursuant to applicable state law. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Labor to require: (1) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to establish and update criteria to certify the qualifications of mine rescue teams; and (2) mine operators to have one employee knowledgeable in emergency response on each shift and two certified mine rescue teams available at each mine within one hour. (Sec. 5) Requires notification of a mine accident to be provided to the Secretary by the operator within 15 minutes of knowledge of a death or potential… | 2023-03-24T16:27:29Z | |
| 109-s-2798 | 109 | s | 2798 | Protecting America's Miners Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-12 | 2006-05-15 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4552) | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 3 | Protecting America's Miners Act - Expresses the sense of Congress concerning the need for congressional intervention to maintain a highly trained Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspector workforce. Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to revise safety standards for mines, including by requiring: (1) atmospheric detection and warning systems; (2) certain communication technologies; (3) emergency underground caches of air and self-contained breathing equipment; (4) self-rescue devices and training; (5) underground refuges; and (6) electronic tracking devices. Deems violations of such standards as the creation of imminent danger to miners. Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish within the Mine Safety and Health Administration a central communications emergency call center for mine operators. Requires operators to report any emergency or serious mine incident to the center no later than 15 minutes after becoming aware of the incident. Requires operators to ensure the availability and capabilities of mine rescue teams. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations regarding mine rescue teams and accident investigations. Requires the Secretary to contract with the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board or other independent federal investigative authority to investigate an accident upon the request of the authorized miners' representative or representatives of a majority of the families of the miners killed (or who could have been killed) in such accident. Requires the MSHA inspector or district manager to notify operators and miners' representatives when a potential pattern of violations is identified. Imposes penalties and miner withdrawal requirements. Revises penalties for safety standards and notification violations. Establishes, within the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, the position of Miner Ombudsman. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop mandatory standards that implement the recommendations of the National Institute for Occupational Sa… | 2023-01-13T04:48:18Z | |
| 109-hr-5362 | 109 | hr | 5362 | Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-11 | 2006-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 19 | Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006 - Prohibits any funds from being expended to implement, administer, or enforce the guidance of the Department of Energy (DOE) relating to contractor employee pension and medical benefits policy. (DOE will no longer reimburse contractors for new employees' pension and medical costs under defined benefit plans, but will now reimburse only such costs under defined contribution, market-based plans that vary from the average cost of such market-based plans by no more than 5%.) Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) withdraw such guidance not later than one day after enactment of this Act; and (2) reinstate eligibility or reimbursement for benefits or reinstate reimbursement for benefits if the Secretary has acted on such guidance. | 2023-01-13T04:48:29Z | |
| 109-hr-5364 | 109 | hr | 5364 | Family Fairness Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-11 | 2006-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] | WI | D | B001230 | 25 | Family Fairness Act of 2006 - 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 before the leave request.) | 2023-01-13T04:48:29Z | |
| 109-s-2794 | 109 | s | 2794 | Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-11 | 2006-05-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 7 | Department of Energy Contractor Employee Equitable Treatment Act of 2006 - Prohibits any funds from being expended to implement, administer, or enforce the guidance of the Department of Energy (DOE) relating to contractor employee pension and medical benefits policy. (DOE will no longer reimburse contractors for new employees' pension and medical costs under defined benefit plans, but will now reimburse only such costs under defined contribution, market-based plans that vary from the average cost of such market-based plans by no more than 5%.) Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) withdraw such guidance not later than one day after enactment of this Act; and (2) reinstate eligibility or reimbursement for benefits or reinstate reimbursement for benefits if the Secretary has acted on such guidance. | 2023-01-13T04:48:18Z | |
| 109-hr-5320 | 109 | hr | 5320 | Fairness for State and Local Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-09 | 2006-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Fairness for State and Local Workers Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for coverage under that Act of state and local government workers. | 2023-01-13T04:48:30Z | |
| 109-hr-5330 | 109 | hr | 5330 | Express Carrier Employee Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-09 | 2006-05-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 1 | Express Carrier Employee Protection Act - Amends the Railway Labor Act to provide coverage under such Act to 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. | 2023-01-13T04:48:30Z | |
| 109-hr-5310 | 109 | hr | 5310 | National Labor Relations Board Reform Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-04 | 2006-05-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] | CT | R | S001144 | 15 | National Labor Relations Board Reform Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to establish certain deadlines for the National Labor Relations Board to render decisions with respect to complaints filed questioning union collective bargaining representation or alleging unfair labor practices by an employer. Authorizes a Board member to continue to serve on the Board after the expiration of such member's term until a successor has been appointed. | 2023-01-13T04:48:30Z | |
| 109-s-2725 | 109 | s | 2725 | Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-05-04 | 2006-05-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 13 | Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006 - 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; and (2) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day, such amounts to be automatically adjusted by a percentage equal to the annual increase in pay for Members of Congress. | 2023-01-13T04:48:20Z | |
| 109-hr-5021 | 109 | hr | 5021 | Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-03-28 | 2006-05-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] | NV | D | B001231 | 0 | Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to set forth criteria for the inclusion of certain nuclear weapons program workers in the special exposure cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program. Establishes a deadline for claims adjudication. | 2023-01-13T04:48:55Z | |
| 109-s-2431 | 109 | s | 2431 | Savings Competitiveness Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-03-16 | 2006-09-14 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9638) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Savings Competitiveness Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain employers to provide a payroll retirement savings option to their employees who are not covered under a tax-qualified retirement plan; (2) allow such employers a tax credit for the costs of maintaining a payroll retirement savings plan; (3) establish tax-exempt secure retirement accounts; (4) allow certain individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit for retirement savings contributions; (5) establish Young Savers Accounts (Roth IRAs which are established and maintained on behalf of an individual who has not attained the age of 18); (6) provide for automatic contributions of employee compensation to deferred compensation plans; (7) allow certain small employers a business-related tax credit for pension plan contributions; (8) disregard retirement plan savings for purposes of determining eligibility for certain means-tested federal aid programs; (9) provide for direct deposit of tax refunds into individual retirement plans; and (10) revise rules and eliminate certain penalties for distributions and rollovers from certain retirement plans. Prohibits consideration in the Senate of any direct spending or revenue legislation that would increase or cause an on-budget deficit during certain specified time periods. | 2023-01-13T04:48:50Z | |
| 109-s-2439 | 109 | s | 2439 | Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-03-16 | 2006-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2329) | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 0 | Nevada Test Site Veterans' Compensation Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to set forth criteria for the inclusion of certain nuclear weapons program workers in the special exposure cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program. Establishes a deadline for claims adjudication. | 2023-01-13T04:48:50Z | |
| 109-s-2448 | 109 | s | 2448 | Mine Safety Enforcement, Reporting, and Training Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-03-16 | 2006-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2338) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 0 | Mine Safety Enforcement, Reporting, and Training Act - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require a minimum $500 penalty for a violation of the Act. Requires an operator of a mine to promptly pay a civil penalty owed under this Act before contesting the penalty before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission or appealing the decision to the appropriate court. Directs the Secretary of Labor to submit an annual report to Congress detailing fines assessed and collected. Authorizes increased appropriations for assistance to states under such Act. | 2023-01-13T04:48:49Z | |
| 109-hr-4925 | 109 | hr | 4925 | Paul Revere Freedom to Warn Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-03-09 | 2006-05-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 11 | Paul Revere Freedom to Warn Act - Makes it unlawful to take any adverse personnel action against any covered individual if such individual has acted lawfully to: (1) provide information or assistance in an investigation or proceeding regarding any conduct which the covered individual reasonably believes constitutes evidence of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, a threat to national homeland security, a substantial and specific threat to public health or safety, or fraud, abuse of authority, waste, or mismanagement of public funds, if the information or assistance is provided to, or the investigation is conducted by, specified individuals, including law enforcement authorities, Members of Congress, or supervisors of such individual; (2) file, testify, participate in, or assist in a proceeding or action relating to an alleged violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or (3) refuse to violate or assist in the violation of any law, rule or regulation. Specifies the enforcement actions under which a covered individual who alleges discharge or other discrimination by any person in violation of such requirement may seek relief. Entitles a covered individual prevailing in any such action to all relief appropriate to make such individual whole. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Requires the Department of Justice to submit annual reports on the enforcement of such violations. Requires this Act's provisions to be prominently posted in places of employment to which it applies. | 2023-01-13T04:48:58Z | |
| 109-s-2399 | 109 | s | 2399 | Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-03-09 | 2006-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 2 | Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act - Prohibits any employee from being terminated, demoted, or discriminated against in the terms or conditions of employment because the employee is absent or late as a result of serving as a volunteer firefighter or providing volunteer emergency medical services as part of a response to an emergency or major disaster. Excludes absences for which the employee: (1) is absent for more than 14 days per calendar year; (2) responds to an emergency or major disaster without being official deployed in accordance with a coordinator national deployment system; or (3) fails to provide written verification within a reasonable period of time. Allows employers to: (1) reduce the employee's regular pay for such time as the employee is absent; and (2) require the employee to provide written verification from the supervising Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, or local official that such employee responded in an official capacity at a specified time and date. Requires such an employee to make a reasonable effort to notify his or her employer that he or she may be absent or late. Gives such an employee a private cause of action for discrimination which violates this Act. | 2023-01-13T04:48:51Z | |
| 109-s-2357 | 109 | s | 2357 | Right TRACK Act | Labor and Employment | 2006-03-02 | 2006-03-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 0 | Right Time to Reinvest in America's Competitiveness and Knowledge Act or Right TRACK Act - Amends specified federal laws to establish: (1) the Presidential Research and Development Advisory Committee to advise the President on the allocation of federal resources in education and technology development; and (2) an interagency working group to develop collaborative research in biomedical, science, engineering, and technology research. Makes permanent the extension of a research and development (R&D) tax credit. Authorizes appropriations for FY2007-FY2013 to increase funding of R&D activities of certain federal agencies. Allows a tax credit for the purchase of nanotechnology developer stocks. Establishes a national broadband policy for improving and expanding broadband access in the United States by 2010. Sets forth reauthorizations for Amtrak. America's Better Classroom Act of 2005 - Allows a tax credit to holders of qualified public school modernization bonds. New National Defense Education Act - Requires a biennial national assessment of student achievement and grade 12 student preparedness in reading, mathematics, and science. Authorizes prekindergarten through grade 16 student preparedness council grants to states to ensure a state's academic content and student academic achievement standards and assessments meet certain benchmarks. Makes competitive grants to institutions of higher education to improve the recruitment of teachers from students majoring in mathematics, science, engineering, technology, or a critical-need foreign language. Requires an eligible state to provide contract for educational opportunity (CEO) grants to low-income students who complete CEO requirements and enroll in a two-or four-year degree-granting institution of higher education. Provides for grants to: (1) improve mathematics, science, and engineering and technology education infrastructure in public elementary schools and secondary schools and to provide scholarships to make higher education tuition free for low-in… | 2023-01-13T04:48:52Z | |
| 109-s-2308 | 109 | s | 2308 | Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-02-16 | 2006-02-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 8 | Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006 - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to impose additional health and safety requirements for all coal or other mines, including regarding: (1) the strategic location of an oxygen station; (2) wireless emergency tracking devices; (3) wireless communication devices; (4) restricting communications relating to a rescue operation only to individuals participating in the rescue; and (5) secondary telephone service. Requires interviews of miners regarding an accident or occurrence without the presence of the mine operator. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish rules for conducting investigations of mine accidents; and (2) report to specified congressional committees within 30 days of completing an investigation. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a quarterly review of a mine operator's ventilation system, methane and dust control plan, and roof control plan; and (2) contact an operator who has received a citation within 24 hours to ensure that steps are being taken to correct the safety violation. Requires the Secretary to establish a central communications emergency call center for all coal and other mine operations. Imposes increased penalties for flagrant violations of mine safety standards, for failure to promptly report mine disasters, and for habitual violators of mine safety standards. Imposes additional user fees on mine operators who incur such penalties and dedicates such fees for equipment, training, and other expenses relating to mine safety. Requires all miners to receive training in the proper usage of wireless communications devices. Requires rescue workers to participate in unannounced emergency rescue drills at an operating mine at least twice a year. | 2023-01-13T04:49:03Z | |
| 109-hr-4695 | 109 | hr | 4695 | Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-02-01 | 2006-05-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] | WV | D | R000011 | 41 | Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations prescribed pursuant to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require coal mine operators to expeditiously provide notification of any accident where rescue and recovery work is necessary. Requires the Secretary to revise regulations regarding mine rescue teams to: (1) address training and qualifications for team members, rescue equipment and technology, the structure and organization of teams, and the guidelines about liability and insurance issues; and (2) require that mine operators employ rescue teams to provide a rapid response and have a plan for coordination and communication between the rescue teams and local emergency response personnel. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to require: (1) each coal mine to maintain at strategic locations sufficient emergency supplies of air and self-contained breathing equipment, and independent means of communication with the surface, for people awaiting rescue; and (2) each operator to implement a communication and electronic tracking system to assist in rescue and to equip each person that enters a mine with certain communication and tracking devices. Requires the Secretary to revise regulations in order to prohibit belt haulage entries from being used to ventilate active working places in any coal mine. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to establish minimum civil penalties for violations: (1) where the operator displays negligence or reckless disregard of a mandatory health or safety standard; and (2) of rescue notification requirements. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish an Office of Science and Technology Transfer within the Mine Safety and Health Administration to conduct research and development to apply advancing sciences and technologies to mines and miner health and safety; (2) review and revise mine health and safety standards with regard to implementing such technologies. Establishes the position of Miner Ombudsman within… | 2023-01-13T04:49:12Z | |
| 109-s-2231 | 109 | s | 2231 | Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006 | Labor and Employment | 2006-02-01 | 2006-02-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 13 | Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations prescribed pursuant to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require coal mine operators to expeditiously provide notification of any accident where rescue and recovery work is necessary. Requires the Secretary to revise regulations regarding mine rescue teams to: (1) address training and qualifications for team members, rescue equipment and technology, the structure and organization of teams, and the guidelines about liability and insurance issues; and (2) require that mine operators employ rescue teams to provide a rapid response and have a plan for coordination and communication between the rescue teams and local emergency response personnel. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to require: (1) each coal mine to maintain at strategic locations sufficient emergency supplies of air and self-contained breathing equipment, and independent means of communication with the surface, for people awaiting rescue; and (2) each operator to implement a communication and electronic tracking system to assist in rescue and to equip each person that enters a mine with certain communication and tracking devices. Requires the Secretary to revise regulations in order to prohibit belt haulage entries from being used to ventilate active working places in any coal mine. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to establish minimum civil penalties for violations: (1) where the operator displays negligence or reckless disregard of a mandatory health or safety standard; and (2) of rescue notification requirements. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish an Office of Science and Technology Transfer within the Mine Safety and Health Administration to conduct research and development to apply advancing sciences and technologies to mines and miner health and safety; (2) review and revise mine health and safety standards with regard to implementing such technologies. Establishes the position of Miner Ombudsman within… | 2023-01-13T04:49:06Z | |
| 109-s-2193 | 109 | s | 2193 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish fairness in the treatment of certain pension plans maintained by churches, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2006-01-25 | 2006-01-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S135-136) | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt: (1) participants in church pension plans who are not highly compensated employees from certain defined benefit plan limitations; and (2) church-maintained retirement income accounts from the tax on unrelated debt-financed income from real property interests. | 2023-01-13T04:49:14Z | |
| 109-hr-4613 | 109 | hr | 4613 | Garment Consumer's Right-to-Know Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-12-16 | 2006-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | V000081 | 18 | Garment Consumer's Right-to-Know Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require apparel manufacturers to: (1) maintain, for at least three years, certain records and information with respect to the employees and homeworkers of each contractor they engage; (2) enter contracts that require such contractors to provide them with such information about working conditions; and (3) submit copies of such records and contracts to the Secretary of Labor, who shall make such information fully and freely available to the public, through printed and electronic databases searchable on the Internet. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of such requirements. | 2023-01-13T04:49:23Z | |
| 109-hr-4556 | 109 | hr | 4556 | To direct the Secretary of Labor to make a grant to a public university to establish the Center for the Study of Women and Workplace Policy. | Labor and Employment | 2005-12-15 | 2006-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | D000355 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Labor to make a grant, to a public university with specified characteristics, to establish the Center for the Study of Women and Workplace Policy. Requires the Center to: (1) compile and analyze available data and data sets on the difference between the earnings of men and women, including the Panel Study of Income Dynamic housed at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and to identify factors which affect differences in earnings; and (2) disseminate findings, maintain a website as a clearinghouse, and publish an annual best practices guide. | 2023-01-13T04:49:25Z | |
| 109-s-2098 | 109 | s | 2098 | A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to clarify the eligibility of certain employees of the Department of Energy under that Act. | Labor and Employment | 2005-12-14 | 2005-12-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 2 | Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include in the Special Exposure Cohort for compensation purposes any employee of the Department of Energy (DOE), or DOE contractor or subcontractor, before 1986 on Enewetak, Bikini, Rongelap, or Utrik Atolls who was exposed to ionizing radiation in the performance of duty, and was also a citizen of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. | 2023-01-13T04:49:19Z | |
| 109-hr-4502 | 109 | hr | 4502 | Family Farm and Agricultural Definitions Restoration Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-12-13 | 2006-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] | GA | R | N000159 | 3 | Family Farm and Agricultural Definitions Restoration Act - Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to provide exemptions for: (1) year-round employment; and (2) certain carpool arrangements. Revises requirements relating to an exemption for family businesses. | 2023-01-13T04:49:26Z | |
| 109-hr-4503 | 109 | hr | 4503 | Agricultural Worker Protection and Workplace Improvement Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-12-13 | 2006-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] | GA | R | N000159 | 3 | Agricultural Worker Protection and Workplace Improvement Act - Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to provide for mandatory mediation of grievances under such Act. | 2023-01-13T04:49:26Z | |
| 109-hr-4504 | 109 | hr | 4504 | Agriculture Access to Justice Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-12-13 | 2006-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] | GA | R | N000159 | 3 | Agriculture Access to Justice Act - Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to: (1) revise requirements for the award of statutory damages in an action for intentional violation of the Act; (2) provide for recovery of attorneys fees by a prevailing defendant in certain circumstances; and (3) set a statute of limitations of two years after a specified request date for any claim. | 2023-01-13T04:49:26Z | |
| 109-hr-4505 | 109 | hr | 4505 | Health Care Incentive Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-12-13 | 2006-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 0 | Health Care Incentive Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to allow any employer in interstate commerce that is required by federal or state law to pay a minimum wage rate higher than the current federal rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to count the value of creditable health care benefits in determining the required wage. | 2023-01-13T04:49:26Z | |
| 109-hr-4455 | 109 | hr | 4455 | YWCA Retirement Plan Preservation Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-12-07 | 2006-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 1 | YWCA Retirement Plan Preservation Act of 2005 - Sets forth special rules for treating retirement benefits provided by the Young Women's Christian Association Retirement Fund, under benefit accrual standards of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as not violating certain age discrimination rules under ERISA and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 because of specified disparities with respect to older and younger participants. | 2023-01-13T04:49:28Z | |
| 109-hr-4428 | 109 | hr | 4428 | YWCA Retirement Plan Preservation Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-11-18 | 2006-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] | OH | R | T000462 | 0 | YWCA Retirement Plan Preservation Act of 2005 - Sets forth rules for treating retirement benefits provided by the Young Women's Christian Association Retirement Fund, under benefit accrual standards of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code, as not violating certain age discrimination rules because of specified disparities with respect to older and younger participants. | 2023-01-13T04:49:38Z | |
| 109-s-2065 | 109 | s | 2065 | Occupational Safety Partnership Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-11-18 | 2005-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13371-13374) | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 8 | Occupational Safety Partnership Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a program that qualifies individuals to provide consultation services to help employers identify and correct workplace safety and health hazards. Exempts from civil penalties for two years (with a possible two-year renewal) employers who receive certificates of compliance from qualified consultants. Authorizes employers to establish alcohol and substance abuse testing programs in accordance with federal guidelines.Directs the Secretary to provide for: (1) employer cooperative agreements for comprehensive safety and health management systems; (2) an employer voluntary program, with increased small business participation, for excellence in technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards; (3) state cooperative agreements for state consultation services for employers; and (4) a three-state pilot program for expedited consultation services for small businesses.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. Authorizes the Secretary to develop and implement at least one training and educational exchange program with a specialty trade in the construction industry for specified activities relating to OSHA Rules. | 2023-01-13T04:49:32Z | |
| 109-s-2066 | 109 | s | 2066 | Occupational Safety Fairness Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-11-18 | 2005-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13374-13375) | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 9 | Occupational Safety Fairness Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to revise requirements relating to enforcing, contesting, reviewing, and adjudicating citations, failures to correct violations, and assessments of penalties.Permits alternative compliance methods by employers.Authorizes the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary's representative to: (1) provide technical or compliance assistance to an employer in correcting a violation; (2) issue a warning instead of a citation for violations that have no significant relationship to employee safety or health, and in cases where an employer in good faith acts promptly to abate a violation that is not willful or repeated; (3) attempt to contact an employer by telephone, facsimile, or other methods, in investigating an alleged danger or violation, to determine if corrective action has been taken or if there are reasonable grounds to believe a hazard exists; and (4) not conduct an inspection if the Secretary believes either that the request for the inspection was made for reasons other than employee health and safety or that the employees are not at risk.Increases the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) membership from three to five, and sets forth a legal training requirement.Awards attorney's fees and costs to a prevailing employer in an administrative adversary adjudication, or a judicial review of an action, instituted under OSHA, if at the time such adjudication was initiated or such action filed the employer had not more than: (1) 100 employees; and (2) $7,000,000 net worth. Revises judicial review requirements to require deference to be given to reasonable OSHRC conclusions with respect to all questions of law. Prescribes requirements relating to contesting citations, correcting conditions, written statements following inspections, time periods for issuing or contesting citations, penalties for other than serious citations, unanticipated conduct, adoption of nongovernmental standards, and employee responsibility. | 2023-01-13T04:49:32Z | |
| 109-s-2067 | 109 | s | 2067 | HazCom Simplification and Modernization Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-11-18 | 2005-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13375-13376) | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 6 | HazCom Simplification and Modernization Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop model material safety data sheets for the list of highly hazardous chemicals contained in Appendix A to the Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard published in the Code of Federal Regulations. Sets forth requirements for these model material safety data sheets. Establishes a Global Harmonization Commission to: (1) consider the implementation of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals to improve chemical hazard communication; and (2) make recommendations to Congress. Amends requirements for training and employee education under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary to award demonstration project grants to develop, implement, or evaluate strategies or programs to improve chemical hazard communication in the workplace through the use of technology. | 2023-01-13T04:49:32Z | |
| 109-s-1999 | 109 | s | 1999 | YouthBuild Transfer Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-11-10 | 2005-11-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | YouthBuild Transfer Act of 2005 - Transfers the YouthBuild program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Department of Labor. Repeals authority for the HUD YouthBuild program under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a revised YouthBuild program under the authority of the Secretary of Labor. | 2023-01-13T04:49:34Z | |
| 109-hr-4274 | 109 | hr | 4274 | Preservation of Defined Benefit Plans Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-11-09 | 2006-03-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] | OH | D | J000284 | 0 | Preservation of Defined Benefit Plans Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to require all defined benefit pension plans, including hybrid plans such as a cash balance plan, to comply with certain rules, in cases of reduction in accrued benefits because of attainment of any age, in order to be deemed nondiscriminatory as to age.Provides certain wear-away protections with respect to the accrued benefits of participants in defined benefit pension plans during conversions to cash balance plans. | 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z | |
| 109-s-1953 | 109 | s | 1953 | National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-11-02 | 2005-11-02 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276. | 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 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to revise and establish requirements relating to pension plans, including plan funding, limitations on benefits which underfunded plans may provide, diversification of assets, and worker access to and information about their plans.Title I: Diversification Rights and Other Participant Protections under Defined Contribution Plans - (Sec. 101) Requires defined contribution plans holding publicly-traded employer securities to allow participants and certain beneficiaries to divest employer stock and diversify their pension asset investments.(Sec. 102) Requires notice of such freedom to divest employer securities or real property.(Sec. 103) Requires periodic pension benefit statements.(Sec. 104) Requires notice to participants or beneficiaries of blackout periods (temporary suspensions of participant or beneficiary ability to direct or diversify assets or obtain loans or distributions).(Sec. 105) Allows eligible individuals to make, and receive credit for, additional IRA payments in certain cases of employer bankruptcy. Title II: Information to Assist Pension Plan Participants - (Sec. 201) Amends ERISA and IRC to require defined contribution plans to provide adequate investment education to participants and beneficiaries with the right to direct investments in their individual account plans, by providing basic guidelines for investing for retirement. Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop a model form containing such guidelines. (Sec. 202) Sets forth IRC and ERISA requirements for material information relating to investment in employer securities. (Sec. 203) Requires the provision of independent investment advice to plan participants and beneficiaries under ERISA. (Sec. 204) Prescribes IRC rules for treatment of qualifie… | 2022-02-03T05:28:01Z | |
| 109-hr-4190 | 109 | hr | 4190 | Safe at Work Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-11-01 | 2006-03-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 30 | Safe at Work Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from agreeing to provide any person with notice prior to commencing investigations or inspections under the Act.Directs the Comptroller General to study and report on child labor violations. | 2023-01-13T04:49:44Z | |
| 109-hr-4156 | 109 | hr | 4156 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-27 | 2006-03-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 110 | Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) to workers in a service sector firm, its subdivision, or a public agency. Revises group eligibility requirements for TAA to cover: (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 which are produced, or 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, its subdivision, or a public agency. Specifies criteria for determination of the existence of increased imports of like or directly competitive articles or services. Increases the amount of payments for training of adversely affected workers under the Act. Authorizes the Secretary to waive training requirements for an individual receiving TAA 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 continued enrollment for up to 104 weeks at an institution of higher education to obtain a degree, if there is a reasonable expectation of employment at equivalent wages in the foreseeable future. Modifies the demonstration project for alternative TAA for older workers. Directs the Secretary to implement a system to collect data on all adversely affected workers applying for or receiving TAA. Provides for industry-wide certification of workers, including agricultural commodity producers, for TAA where bilateral or other safeguard provisions are invoked or antidumping or countervailing duties have been imposed. Extends the TAA program through FY20… | 2023-01-13T04:49:52Z | |
| 109-hconres-278 | 109 | hconres | 278 | Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress should raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety. | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-26 | 2005-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] | KS | D | M001140 | 50 | Expresses the sense of Congress that it should raise awareness about the importance of workplace safety for, and prevention of job-related violence against, social workers and case workersEncourages states and local agencies to adopt measures that would improve the safety of social service workers. | 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z | |
| 109-s-1925 | 109 | s | 1925 | Rebuild With Respect Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-26 | 2005-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 13 | Rebuild with Respect Act - Sets forth employment requirements for workers and businesses during the response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita (Gulf hurricanes).Reinstates the application of the prevailing wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to all federal contracts in connection with Gulf hurricanes reconstruction efforts in the localities involved, notwithstanding the President's proclamation dated September 8, 2005, or any other provision of law.Reinstates the application of affirmative action requirements to all federal contracts to provide Gulf hurricanes relief, notwithstanding a specified Department of Labor memorandum. Prohibits the heads of federal executive agencies from awarding contracts or grants to procure disaster relief property or services in connection with Gulf hurricanes reconstruction efforts unless the contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients employ workers affected by Gulf hurricanes as at least 50 percent of the workforce to provide such property or perform such services. Provides for a preference in the award of such contract for organizations, firms, or individuals residing or doing business primarily in an area affected by Gulf hurricanes. Extends the duration of disaster unemployment assistance benefits to up to 52 weeks for eligible workers based on the Gulf hurricanes disasters. Provides for eligible workers in qualified states an increased benefit amount of regular unemployment compensation and emergency extended unemployment compensation. Establishes programs of medical monitoring for individuals working or living in areas affected by Gulf hurricanes. Directs the Secretary of Labor to carry out specified occupational safety and health activities for workers in such areas. | 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z | |
| 109-s-1888 | 109 | s | 1888 | Military Family Support Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-19 | 2006-01-27 | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] | VT | I | J000072 | 3 | Military Family Support Act of 2005 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a program to authorize a caregiver (a federal employee at least 21 years of age capable of providing care to a child or other dependent family member of a member of the Armed Forces) to: (1) use any available sick leave for the provision of such care in the same manner as annual leave is used; and (2) use any federal leave available to that caregiver as though that period of caregiving is a medical emergency. Requires the service member: (1) for whom the caregiving is provided to be performing service in support of a contingency operation or in situations for which hostile fire or imminent danger pay is authorized; and (2) to designate the caregiver for his or her family. Terminates the program on December 31, 2007. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish a program to authorize employees of private businesses to use sick or any other leave for caregiving in the same manner as above; and (2) solicit businesses to voluntarily participate in the program. Requires caregiver designation. Terminates the program on December 31, 2007. | 2023-01-13T04:49:47Z | |
| 109-hr-4052 | 109 | hr | 4052 | Pension Benefits Protection Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-07 | 2005-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 80 | Pension Benefits Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to pension benefits of employees in defined benefit plans.Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to apply Code provisions regarding continued accrual of benefits beyond normal retirement age under a defined benefit plan, which prohibit certain discrimination based on age, without regard to the portion of the preamble to a specified Treasury Decision which relates to allocation of interest adjustments through normal retirement age under a cash balance plan. Prohibits forced conversions of certain defined benefit plan participants to cash balance plans, and other such plans that are hybrids of defined benefit and defined contribution plans, by plan amendments which: (1) change the way the accrued benefits to participants or beneficiaries are expressed; and (2) reduce the rate of future benefit accrual of one or more participants. Requires employers, at the time such amendment takes effect, to provide employees who have attained 40 years of age or 10 years of service with certain notices and an election upon retirement to receive benefits as determined either under the plan in effect at time of retirement or under the plan in effect immediately before the plan amendment. Sets forth a formula to determine when a plan amendment adopted by a large (100 or more participants) defined benefit plan shall be treated as wearing away accrued benefits. | 2023-01-13T04:49:54Z | |
| 109-hr-4055 | 109 | hr | 4055 | Employees' Pension Security Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-07 | 2006-02-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | V000108 | 1 | Employees’ Pension Security Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require assets of single-employer pension plans to be held in trust by joint boards of trustees. Requires pension plan benefit statements to be provided periodically to plan participants (as well as, under current law, to any plan participant or beneficiary who so requests). Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop a model benefit statement to be used by plan administrators. Requires plan sponsors and administrators to provide all material investment information in an accurate form to participants and beneficiaries. Authorizes the Secretary to assess civil penalties for violations of certain information requirements. Sets forth additional requirements for plan termination, to prevent abuse of the bankruptcy and termination process, including requirements relating to: (1) distress termination; (2) bankruptcy court decrees, and the right to intervene to challenge them; (3) consideration of alternatives by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the plan sponsor; (4) PBGC efforts at consulting on alternatives with plan participants and their union representatives; and (5) notice of the right to challenge determinations relating to plan termination. Amends federal bankruptcy law to include, in a priority order for recovery of expenses and claims, allowed unsecured claims for benefit liabilities to participants and beneficiaries under a single-employer plan in connection with the plan termination, in excess of the benefits payable to them by the PBGC in connection with such termination. | 2023-01-13T04:49:54Z | |
| 109-hr-3972 | 109 | hr | 3972 | Pathways Advancing Career Training Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-06 | 2005-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] | PA | R | H001033 | 2 | 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) individuals receiving preparatory services and secondary and postsecondary students training for high-skill, high-wage nontraditional employment fields where individuals from one gender compose less than 25% of workers. Requires eligible state agencies to administer such programs, make competitive subgrants to eligible entities, and identify certain core indicators of performance. | 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z | |
| 109-hr-3976 | 109 | hr | 3976 | Worker Recovery Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-06 | 2005-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] | LA | R | B001255 | 9 | Worker Recovery Act of 2005 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a temporary program to provide worker recovery accounts to workers affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster. Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to eligible entities to provide such accounts to eligible individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, in order to meet such individuals' employment and training needs. | 2023-01-13T04:49:56Z | |
| 109-s-1826 | 109 | s | 1826 | Older Worker Opportunity Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-06 | 2005-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/7/2005 S11215-11218) | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 2 | Older Worker Opportunity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a tax credit equal to 40% of annual wages for older workers in flexible and phased work programs; and (2) extend the dependent care credit to eldercare expenses. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to extend COBRA continuation coverage for certain older workers.Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise: (1) statewide employment and training activities, adding developing strategies for serving hard-to-serve populations and coordinating programs among one-stop partners; (2) local employment and training activities, with respect to intensive services and training services, and adding customer support for members of hard-to-serve populations, including individuals with disabilities; (3) performance measures, data, and reporting; (4) uses of funds for statewide activities, adding incentive grants for local areas; and (5) incentive grants for states.Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Federal Task Force on Older Workers. | 2023-01-13T04:49:49Z | |
| 109-s-1825 | 109 | s | 1825 | Multiemployer Plan Funding and Deduction Reform Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-05 | 2005-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 1 | Multiemployer Plan Funding and Deduction Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to revise rules for funding, disclosure, and deduction for multiemployer defined benefit plans. | 2023-01-13T04:49:49Z | |
| 109-s-1817 | 109 | s | 1817 | CARE Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-10-04 | 2005-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10976) | Senate | Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] | SC | R | D000595 | 5 | Cleanup and Reconstruction Enhancement Act - CARE Act - Suspends Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements for federal contracts in areas declared national disasters, for a one-year period after such declaration. | 2023-01-13T04:49:49Z | |
| 109-hr-3949 | 109 | hr | 3949 | Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-29 | 2005-11-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] | DE | R | C000243 | 69 | Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act - Prohibits any person from being terminated, demoted, or discriminated against in the terms or conditions of employment because the employee is absent or late as a result of responding as a volunteer firefighter or performing volunteer emergency medical services. Limits applicable absences to 14 days per calendar year. Allows employers to: (1) withhold the employee's regular pay for such time as the employee is absent; and (2) request the employee to provide written verification from the supervising Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, or local official that such employee responded in an official capacity at a specified time and date. Requires such an employee to make a reasonable effort to notify his or her employer that he or she may be absent or late. Gives such an employee a private cause of action for discrimination which violates this Act. | 2023-01-13T04:50:07Z | |
| 109-s-1796 | 109 | s | 1796 | SAFE Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-29 | 2005-12-20 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14174) | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 4 | Security and Financial Empowerment Act - 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 owing to circumstances resulting from the individual's experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social Security Act to include training with respect to clients in such violent circumstances for: (1) unemployment compensation personnel; and (2) TANF personnel. Authorizes grants for a model training program. 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. 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. | 2023-01-13T04:49:59Z | |
| 109-s-1802 | 109 | s | 1802 | Pension Flexibility in Natural Disasters Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-29 | 2005-09-30 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 233. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 0 | Pension Flexibility in Natural Disasters Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to issue waivers, suspensions, or exemptions from requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in the case of individual account pension plans, or persons or service providers involved with or dealing with such plans, that are affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita. Directs the Secretaries of Labor and of the Treasury and the Executive Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to exercise authority under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code to postpone certain deadlines, by reason of the presidentially declared disaster areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and elsewhere, due to the effect of Hurricane Katrina or Rita. Amends ERISA to extend to regulations issued under ERISA and plan provisions the Secretary's current authority to prescribe a one-year extension of ERISA deadlines, under such regulations or plan provisions, in the event of presidentially declared disasters or terrorist or military actions. | 2018-02-03T22:17:59Z | |
| 109-s-1783 | 109 | s | 1783 | Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-28 | 2006-03-03 | See also H.R.2830. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 23 | Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 - Title I: Funding and Deduction Rules for Single-Employer Defined Benefit Plans and Related Provisions - Subtitle A: Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 - (Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to repeal existing funding rules and to establish new minimum funding standards for single-employer defined benefit pension plans. (Sec. 102) Sets forth funding rules for single-employer defined benefit pension plans. Requires such plans to amortize unfunded liabilities over not more than seven years. Eliminates a requirement for deficit reduction contributions. Requires a plan's accrued liability, for all benefits accrued by its participants before the current plan year, to be funded completely. Phases in such 100% funding over three years beginning in 2007, and over five years for plans with 100 or fewer participants.Revises valuation of plan assets to require use of the fair market value or an averaging of such value through a method permitted under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and limited to a period of not more than 12 months. Revises valuation of plan liabilities to require use of segmented interest rates determined by specified portions of a corporate bond yield curve.Sets forth special rules for plans at risk of terminating because they are underfunded and sponsored by firms that are financially weak, as determined by bond ratings. Requires such plan sponsors, in determining their required contribution, to assume that participants will retire at the earliest possible date and elect the form of benefit with the highest present value. (Sec. 103) Sets forth funding-based limits on single-employer plans increasing benefits, distributions, and benefit accruals, which are based on the plan's adjusted funded target liability percentage (funding ratio) as of the valuation date for the preceding plan year. Prohibits a plan amendment from increasing benefits … | 2023-01-13T04:49:36Z | |
| 109-hr-3899 | 109 | hr | 3899 | Small Employer Defined Benefit Expansion Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-27 | 2005-11-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 1 | Small Employer Defined Benefit Expansion Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to set forth special rules for treating the combination in a single pension plan of: (1) a defined benefit plan (a traditional benefit plan, or else a cash-balance plan for which additional special rules are required); and (2) a defined contribution plan (an individual account plan which includes a cash or deferred arrangement). | 2023-01-13T04:50:08Z | |
| 109-s-1771 | 109 | s | 1771 | Katrina Worker Safety and Filing Flexibility Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-26 | 2005-09-27 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 223. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 1 | Katrina Worker Safety and Filing Flexibility Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the safety of workers in Hurricane Katrina-related response and recovery activities, and maintenance of records on such workers. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for necessary communications including public service announcements, additional personnel, safety standards enforcement, and health and safety training and resources for affected workers and employers. Directs the Secretary of Labor and the OSHA Administrator to give a briefing to specified congressional committees on progress towards providing necessary personnel for such enforcement and training, and on coordination with other federal agencies.Extends annual financial report deadlines under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act for unions or employers in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area. Directs the DOL Inspector General to audit, investigate, and report on each of the DOL programs that includes Hurricane Katrina-related response and recovery activities. | 2018-02-03T22:14:39Z | |
| 109-hr-3862 | 109 | hr | 3862 | Pension Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-22 | 2005-11-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] | OH | R | B000589 | 4 | Pension Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, for a one-year period, to provide appropriate waivers, suspensions, or exemptions from title I provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) with respect to individual account plans affected by Hurricane Katrina. Exempts any person from liability for any violation of such title based upon acts or omissions covered by such waivers, suspensions, or exemptions and in compliance with their terms. Amends ERISA to extend the Secretary's current authority to postpone certain deadlines for up to one year in cases of pension or employee benefit plans, or any sponsor or other persons with respect to such plans, that are affected by presidentially-declared disasters or terrorist or military actions. Applies such postponement authority to actions required under any regulation issued or any plan provision (as well as, currently, to any action required or permitted to be completed under ERISA). | 2023-01-13T04:50:10Z | |
| 109-hr-3864 | 109 | hr | 3864 | Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-22 | 2005-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 109-82. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] | LA | R | B001255 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 28, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita Act of 2005 - Provides vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. Directs the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, in realloting amounts to states under certain provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), to give preference to affected states that contain an area, or that received a significant number of individuals who resided in an area, in which the President has declared that a major disaster exists. Authorizes waiver of nonfederal share requirements in specified circumstances. Allows an affected state to use such reallotted funds for FY2005 to: (1) pay for vocational rehabilitation services for such individuals that contribute to economic growth and development of communities; (2) enable such individuals to participate in reconstruction or other major disaster assistance activities in the areas in which the individuals resided on certain dates; (3) pay for vocational rehabilitation services for such individuals who do not meet the affected state's order of selection criteria under RA; or (4) carry out other activities in accordance with title I of RA. | 2023-01-13T04:50:10Z | |
| 109-s-1718 | 109 | s | 1718 | Hurricane Katrina Employment and Training Assistance Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-19 | 2005-09-20 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 1 | Hurricane Katrina Employment and Training Assistance Act - Allows national emergency grant funds to states under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) for addressing the effects of Hurricane Katrina (HK) to be used to provide disaster relief employment on projects that provide assistance in areas outside of the HK-disaster area.Allows such funds to be used to provide disaster relief employment and other WIA assistance, or temporary general public sector employment, to HK-affected individuals, including those who have relocated from states in the disaster area, who were unemployed at the time of the disaster, or who are without employment history, in addition those who meet WIA eligibility requirements. Limits such general public sector employment to not more than six months in addition to such disaster relief employment. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, however, to extend the duration of employment under this Act and WIA for up to an additional six months due to extraordinary circumstances. Directs the Secretary, in awarding WIA national emergency grants for disaster relief employment, to give priority: (1) first, to states with major disaster areas; and (2) second, to the remaining states that have been most heavily impacted by the demand for services by HK-affected workers.Prohibits an entity that is providing such disaster relief employment from denying such employment because of an HK-affected worker's inability, due to HK's effects, to provide documentation of eligibility.Allows any state, with the Secretary's approval, to use available WIA national emergency grant funds to assist HK-affected workers, including those who have relocated from states in the HK-disaster area.Authorizes the Secretary to award a WIA national emergency grant for employment and training assistance (ETA) for dislocated workers to an eligible entity to provide ETA to HK-affected workers, including workers who have relocated from HK-disaster areas.(Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) states operating one-stop cente… | 2022-02-03T05:26:19Z | |
| 109-hr-3789 | 109 | hr | 3789 | To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits. | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-15 | 2005-10-12 | 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 (ERISA) to exempt from ERISA preemption state tort actions to recover damages arising from an employee welfare benefit plan's failure to provide in a timely manner the disability benefits it offers. | 2023-01-13T04:50:12Z | |
| 109-hr-3761 | 109 | hr | 3761 | Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-14 | 2005-09-23 | Became Public Law No: 109-72. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] | LA | R | B001255 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 20, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act - (Sec. 2) Allows national emergency grant funds to states under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) for addressing the effects of Hurricane Katrina (Katrina) to be used to provide disaster relief employment on projects that provide assistance in areas outside of the Katrina-disaster area. Allows such funds to be used to provide disaster relief employment and other WIA assistance, or temporary general public sector employment, to Katrina-affected individuals, including those who have relocated from states in the disaster area, who were unemployed at the time of the disaster, or who are without employment history, in addition those who meet WIA eligibility requirements. Limits such general public sector employment to not more than six months in addition to such disaster relief employment. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, however, to extend the duration of employment under this Act and WIA for up to an additional six months due to extraordinary circumstances.Directs the Secretary, in awarding WIA national emergency grants for disaster relief employment, to give priority: (1) first, to states with major disaster areas; and (2) second, to the remaining states that have been most heavily impacted by the demand for services by Katrina-affected workers.Allows any state, with the Secretary's approval, to use available WIA national emergency grant funds to assist Katrina-affected workers, including those who have relocated from states in the Katrina-disaster area.Authorizes the Secretary to award a WIA national emergency grant for employment and training assistance (ETA) for dislocated workers to an eligible entity to provide ETA to Katrina-affected workers, including workers who have relocated from Katrina-disaster areas.(Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) states operating one-stop centers should make them available for use … | 2023-01-13T04:50:13Z | |
| 109-hr-3774 | 109 | hr | 3774 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-14 | 2005-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 48 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2005 - Provides for increased regular unemployment compensation payments or emergency extended unemployment compensation for certain individuals who held employment or resided in an area declared a disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina in the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. | 2023-01-13T04:50:12Z | |
| 109-hr-3732 | 109 | hr | 3732 | Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-13 | 2005-10-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 0 | Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude tips in determining an employee's minimum wage to the extent that tips are excluded from that employee's wage under the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement. Requires states and localities to permit a tip credit meeting certain criteria if, after enactment of this Act, they prohibit any portion of a tipped employee's tips from being considered as wages in determining if such employee has been paid the minimum wage rate. | 2023-01-13T04:50:14Z | |
| 109-hr-3651 | 109 | hr | 3651 | To amend title 9, United States Code, to allow employees the right to accept or reject the use of arbitration to resolve an employment controversy. | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-06 | 2005-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Authorizes the use of arbitration to settle a dispute, notwithstanding an employment contract that provides for the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy arising out of or relating to the employment relationship, only if: (1) the employer or employee submits a written request after the dispute arises to the other party to use arbitration; and (2) the other party consents in writing within 60 days after receipt of the request.Prohibits an employer subject to federal arbitration provisions from requiring an employee to arbitrate a dispute as a condition of employment. | 2023-01-13T04:50:16Z | |
| 109-hr-3652 | 109 | hr | 3652 | Driver Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-09-06 | 2005-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | Driver Protection Act - Prohibits the demotion or firing of any employee on the basis of a vision impairment if the employee is granted a vision waiver by the Secretary of Transportation and has: (1) only one valid driver's license at any time; (2) never had a license suspended, revoked, or canceled as a result of a conviction for a moving violation; (3) never been convicted of a serious traffic violation; (4) never been convicted of more than one moving violation and such violation did not involve personal injury or significant damage to property; and (5) no record of an accident in which the driver was at fault. | 2023-01-13T04:50:16Z | |
| 109-s-1573 | 109 | s | 1573 | Retiree Health Benefits Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-07-29 | 2005-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] | NC | R | D000601 | 2 | Retiree Health Benefits Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the tax free transfer of excess pension assets to a health benefits account established to pay collectively bargained retiree health liabilities. | 2023-01-13T04:50:21Z | |
| 109-hr-3613 | 109 | hr | 3613 | Apprenticeship Enhancement Act | Labor and Employment | 2005-07-28 | 2005-10-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] | MS | R | W000437 | 17 | Apprenticeship Enhancement Act - Amends the National Apprenticeship Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner. Allows aggrieved applicants to file petitions for judicial review of final determinations by the Secretary or applicable designee. | 2023-01-13T04:50:29Z | |
| 109-hr-3481 | 109 | hr | 3481 | To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program. | Labor and Employment | 2005-07-27 | 2005-10-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26] | NY | R | R000569 | 2 | Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) modify regulations and procedures to conform to amendments under this Act; and (2) initiate a petition to include workers employed at the Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna, New York, as a class to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort. | 2023-01-13T04:50:33Z | |
| 109-hr-3482 | 109 | hr | 3482 | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-07-27 | 2005-10-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] | CA | D | R000486 | 15 | Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2005 - CARE Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to repeal certain exemptions from child labor prohibitions for agricultural employment. Allows an exemption only if: (1) the agricultural employment of an individual under 16 occurs outside of school hours; and (2) such individual is employed by a parent or a person standing in place of a parent on a farm owned or operated by such parent or person. Raises from 16 to 18 years old the minimum age for engaging in hazardous agricultural employment. Eliminates a waiver for hand-harvesting of certain crops.Increases civil and criminal penalties for child labor violations.Directs the Secretary of Labor to analyze data and report to Congress on work-related injuries to children and related matters. Requires employers to report on work-related serious injuries and illnesses, and deaths, of agricultural employees under 18 years of age.Directs the Secretary to: (1) employ at least 100 additional inspectors within the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor to enforce child labor laws; and (2) provide for a ten percent increase in the budget for the Employment Standards Division within the office of the Solicitor of Labor to increase prosecution of violations of such laws. Incorporates into FLSA child labor requirements certain federal standards for protecting workers exposed to pesticides. Reconciles civil penalties for violations of such standards affecting child workers imposed by the Secretary under FLSA and by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary to make competitive grants for specified types of programs for migrant and seasonal farmworker youth dropout prevention. | 2023-01-13T04:50:33Z | |
| 109-s-1506 | 109 | s | 1506 | A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program. | Labor and Employment | 2005-07-27 | 2005-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 1 | Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) modify regulations and procedures to conform to amendments under this Act; and (2) initiate a petition to include workers employed at the Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna, New York, as a class to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort. | 2023-01-13T04:50:23Z | |
| 109-hr-3413 | 109 | hr | 3413 | Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-07-25 | 2005-10-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] | NY | R | B000586 | 15 | Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $6.00 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.75 an hour, beginning on January 1, 2006; and (3) $7.15 an hour, beginning on January 1, 2007.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. | 2020-02-10T16:51:05Z | |
| 109-hr-3403 | 109 | hr | 3403 | To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations Board. | Labor and Employment | 2005-07-22 | 2005-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | House | Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5] | OK | R | I000047 | 8 | Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations Board. | 2020-02-10T16:51:03Z | |
| 109-hr-3255 | 109 | hr | 3255 | Fire Protection Improvement and Correction Act of 2005 | Labor and Employment | 2005-07-12 | 2005-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] | MI | R | M001150 | 30 | Fire Protection Improvement and Correction Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to update an Occupational Safety and Health Administration fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard of the National Fire Protection Association for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing. | 2020-02-10T16:51:05Z |
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