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| 115-hconres-147 | 115 | hconres | 147 | Calling for an update to certain Occupational Safety and Health Regulations and certain Environmental Protection Agency programs relating to highly hazardous chemicals. | Labor and Employment | 2018-12-20 | 2018-12-20 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] | CA | D | D000623 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration should update regulations concerning refinery and chemical plant safety, and (2) the Environmental Protection Agency should update its Risk Management Plan rule pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. | 2023-01-11T13:40:53Z | |
| 115-hr-7374 | 115 | hr | 7374 | Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-12-20 | 2018-12-20 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Jones, Brenda [D-MI-13] | MI | D | J000303 | 1 | Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Labor to identify each fiscal year any states that have reduced their minimum wage or that have reduced a minimum wage increase that would otherwise become effective. Labor must then notify federal agencies that administer programs in such states and such agencies must reduce the funding for the administrative costs of such programs by a percentage equivalent to the reduction in the minimum wage in such states. | 2023-01-11T13:40:45Z | |
| 115-s-3802 | 115 | s | 3802 | EARNS Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-12-20 | 2018-12-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 4 | Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act or the EARNS Act This bill (1) establishes in the Department of Labor an Office of Apprenticeship and a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships, (2) provides for federal recognition of state apprenticeship agencies, (3) establishes a process and standards for the national apprenticeship system, (4) directs Labor to provide for evaluations of programs and activities and research on best practices in covered apprenticeship programs, and (5) sets up a grant program to modernize and expand apprenticeship programs. | 2023-01-11T13:40:38Z | |
| 115-hr-7345 | 115 | hr | 7345 | National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-20 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1697) | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment Act This bill establishes the National Commission to Combat Workplace Sexual Harassment to carry out a comprehensive investigation and study of workplace harassment. | 2023-01-11T13:40:46Z | |
| 115-hr-7349 | 115 | hr | 7349 | Savings Account for Every American Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-19 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] | TX | R | S000250 | 0 | Savings Account for Every American Act of 2018 This bill provides for the establishment of tax-exempt savings accounts, which individuals may elect to participate in instead of Social Security. The bill requires (1) employers to maintain payroll deduction programs for the accounts, and (2) employees and employers to make specified contributions to the accounts. | 2023-01-11T13:40:46Z | |
| 115-s-3784 | 115 | s | 3784 | Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7928-7930) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 0 | Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2018 This bill (1) directs the Government Accountability Office to study the barriers to providing, and opportunities for improving, training for workers in industries that have, or are likely to have, high rates of job loss due to automation; (2) directs the Department of Labor to award grants to eligible partnerships to support demonstration and pilot projects relating to the training needs of workers who are, or are likely to become, dislocated workers as a result of automation; and (3) expands training programs for such workers and funding for national dislocated worker grants. | 2023-01-11T13:40:39Z | |
| 115-s-3795 | 115 | s | 3795 | Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 5 | Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the electronic delivery of pension plan documents required to be furnished to a plan participant, beneficiary, or other individual. The system for furnishing such a document must: (1) be designed to result in effective access to the document, (2) permit the recipient to select the electronic means through which the document is received or request paper documents, and (3) protect the confidentiality of personal information. An annual paper notice must be provided describing: the selection of electronic means for furnishing documents, the right to modify the selection or to elect to receive paper versions of the documents at no additional direct cost and how to make the election, and any election that has been made to receive paper documents. An electronically furnished document must be prepared and furnished in a manner that is consistent with the style, format, and content requirements for the document. It must also include a notice that apprises the individual of the significance of the document when it is not otherwise reasonably evident as transmitted. | 2023-01-11T13:40:38Z | |
| 115-hr-7278 | 115 | hr | 7278 | To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. | Labor and Employment | 2018-12-12 | 2018-12-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] | KS | R | E000298 | 0 | This bill specifies requirements for the application of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to general account policies that receive contributions from employee benefit plans. A "general account policy" is an insurance policy or contract to the extent that the policy or contract allocates amounts to the insurer's general account including any surplus in a separate account but excluding any other portion of a separate account. | 2023-01-11T13:40:49Z | |
| 115-s-3663 | 115 | s | 3663 | Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-11-28 | 2018-11-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act This bill amends the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend through 2020, subject to specified limitations, the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. | 2023-01-11T13:40:55Z | |
| 115-hres-1158 | 115 | hres | 1158 | Supporting the designation of the week beginning November 12, 2018, as "National Apprenticeship Week". | Labor and Employment | 2018-11-20 | 2018-11-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] | NY | D | R000602 | 9 | Supports: (1) the designation of National Apprenticeship Week; (2) the expansion of apprenticeships in in-demand industry sectors and occupations; (3) the development and expansion of effective preapprenticeship programs that lead to success in a registered apprenticeship program; and (4) a closer alignment between registered apprenticeship programs, the workforce development system, career and technical education, and postsecondary education. Calls for increased awareness about the value of the registered apprenticeship program model as an effective earn-and-learn model. Recognizes the importance of apprenticeships in developing a well-trained, highly skilled, and more diverse workforce. Commends organizations and employers that actively support apprenticeship programs. | 2023-01-11T13:40:58Z | |
| 115-hr-7141 | 115 | hr | 7141 | Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-11-16 | 2018-11-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] | CT | D | C001069 | 23 | Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence. | 2023-01-11T13:41:02Z | |
| 115-hr-7142 | 115 | hr | 7142 | National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-11-16 | 2018-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] | WI | D | M001160 | 15 | National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2018 This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to establish a grant program for de-escalation training in communities. | 2023-01-11T13:41:02Z | |
| 115-hr-7148 | 115 | hr | 7148 | USA Retirement Funds Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-11-16 | 2018-11-16 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 0 | USA Retirement Funds Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require employers who do not already offer specified retirement plans to provide tax-exempt retirement funds (USA Retirement Fund arrangements) to their employees. The bill includes exemptions for certain small or new employers, governments, and churches. Employees may elect to contribute to the funds using payroll deductions (or other periodic direct deposits) or to receive payments directly in cash. Unless employees opt out of a fund or elect a different contribution amount, they are automatically enrolled to make contributions that begin with 3% of annual compensation in 2019 and eventually increase to 6% after 2021. The Department of Labor must review and select retirement plans that qualify for the funds. The bill establishes a board of trustees to administer the funds and a commission to advise Labor regarding the funds. An employee may not contribute more than $15,000 per year to a fund. Employers may contribute up to $5,000 per year on behalf of an employee. The limits must be adjusted annually for inflation. The funds must pay benefits to employees in the form of an annuity, in accordance with specified requirements. The bill establishes limits on withdrawals and transfers from the funds. It also establishes civil and criminal penalties to enforce the requirements for the funds and prevent fraud. The funds are tax-exempt, and the bill specifies requirements for the tax treatment of contributions, rollover contributions, and distributions. The bill also specifies reporting and disclosure requirements for the funds. | 2023-01-11T13:41:02Z | |
| 115-hr-7159 | 115 | hr | 7159 | Freedom For Religious Communities Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-11-16 | 2018-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] | FL | R | R000607 | 1 | Freedom For Religious Communities Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to exempt not-for-profit religious employers from such Act. | 2023-01-11T13:41:01Z | |
| 115-sres-695 | 115 | sres | 695 | A resolution designating the week beginning November 12, 2018, as "National Apprenticeship Week". | Labor and Employment | 2018-11-15 | 2018-11-15 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7062-7063; text: CR S7057-7058) | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 15 | Designates the week beginning November 12, 2018, as National Apprenticeship Week. | 2021-12-16T15:46:25Z | |
| 115-s-3615 | 115 | s | 3615 | Restoring Justice for Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-11-14 | 2018-11-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 18 | Restoring Justice for Workers Act This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of an employment dispute. It allows a postdispute arbitration agreement if the employee enters into it voluntarily without coercion and is informed in writing of rights and protections under such agreement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for refusing to enter into an agreement for arbitrating an employment dispute. The bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice to interfere with the right of an employee to collectively litigate employment disputes. | 2023-01-11T13:40:57Z | |
| 115-hr-7109 | 115 | hr | 7109 | Restoring Justice for Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-30 | 2018-11-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] | NY | D | N000002 | 58 | Restoring Justice for Workers Act This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements that require arbitration of an employment dispute. It allows a postdispute arbitration agreement if the employee enters into it voluntarily without coercion and is informed in writing of rights and protections under such agreement. An employer may not retaliate against an employee for refusing to enter into an agreement for arbitrating an employment dispute. The bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice to interfere with the right of an employee to collectively litigate employment disputes. | 2023-01-11T13:41:13Z | |
| 115-hr-7069 | 115 | hr | 7069 | Workforce Reentry Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-16 | 2018-10-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2] | MN | R | L000587 | 0 | Workforce Reentry Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants for a period of not more than five years to eligible entities (private nonprofit organizations, local workforce development boards, state or local governments, or specified Native American entities) to enable such entities to provide job training, job placement services, and mentoring to ex-offenders. | 2023-01-11T13:41:15Z | |
| 115-s-3593 | 115 | s | 3593 | FAIR Leave Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-11 | 2018-10-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] | IA | R | E000295 | 3 | Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act or the FAIR Leave Act This bill repeals the limitation on the aggregate number of workweeks of leave husbands and wives employed by the same employer may be entitled to under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. | 2023-01-11T13:41:08Z | |
| 115-s-3601 | 115 | s | 3601 | Delivering Outcomes for American Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-11 | 2018-10-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 1 | Delivering Outcomes for American Workers Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a pay-for-performance workforce development program for eligible entities, including states and Indian tribes; and (2) issue guidance, at least annually, specifying long-term employment-related goals for projects carried out under the program. | 2023-01-11T13:41:07Z | |
| 115-sres-676 | 115 | sres | 676 | A resolution to recognize the importance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-11 | 2018-10-11 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6822-6823) | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 1 | Recognizes the importance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. | 2023-01-11T13:41:06Z | |
| 115-hr-7048 | 115 | hr | 7048 | Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 0 | Empowering Individuals to Succeed Through Education and Workforce Training Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to provide support services (e.g., child or dependent care, health care services, or legal aid) for individuals receiving workforce training and education. | 2023-01-11T13:41:15Z | |
| 115-s-3557 | 115 | s | 3557 | Invest in America Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] | ME | I | K000383 | 3 | Invest in America Act This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to make planning and implementation grants to eligible entities for projects to support local and regional economic expansion and resilience, job creation in new or existing industries, and workforce development and re-employment opportunities. | 2023-01-11T13:41:10Z | |
| 115-hr-7026 | 115 | hr | 7026 | Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-02 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | S001145 | 2 | Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their products or services an easily accessible link to the website of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to obtain information relating to retirement planning or later life economic security. The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor shall award grants to certain community-based organizations to: (1) improve the financial literacy of women who are working age or in retirement, and (2) assist low-income women and victims of domestic violence in obtaining qualified domestic relations orders and the benefits they are entitled to through the orders. | 2023-01-11T13:41:16Z | |
| 115-hr-7029 | 115 | hr | 7029 | Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] | MI | R | W000798 | 0 | Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that the term "employee" does not include any direct seller for federal tax purposes. | 2023-01-11T13:41:16Z | |
| 115-sres-665 | 115 | sres | 665 | A resolution designating October 2018 as "National Employee Ownership Month". | Labor and Employment | 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-02 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6450-6451) | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 15 | Designates October 2018 as National Employee Ownership Month. | 2023-01-11T13:41:06Z | |
| 115-hr-6990 | 115 | hr | 6990 | PRIA Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-09-28 | 2018-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] | CT | D | H001047 | 0 | Portable Retirement and Investment Account Act of 2018 or the PRIA Act of 2018 This bill provides for the establishment of portable retirement and investment accounts, which are tax-exempt retirement savings accounts that will be established for each individual who has been issued a Social Security number. | 2023-01-11T13:41:26Z | |
| 115-hres-1100 | 115 | hres | 1100 | Designating September 2018 as "National Workforce Development Month" and recognizing the necessity of investing in workforce development to support workers and to help employers succeed in a global economy. | Labor and Employment | 2018-09-28 | 2018-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] | OR | D | B001278 | 13 | Celebrates National Workforce Development Month. Commits to increasing the investment of federal funds to better address the employment and skills needs of workers and employers. | 2023-01-11T13:41:23Z | |
| 115-hr-6922 | 115 | hr | 6922 | Union Integrity Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-09-26 | 2018-09-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] | FL | R | R000607 | 3 | Union Integrity Act This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to prescribe whistle-blower protections for union employees. It prohibits a labor organization from discriminating against any of its employees who have: (1) provided information to the labor organization, the Department of Labor, or any other state, local, or federal government authority or law enforcement agency regarding any violation of the Act or any Labor or National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) order; (2) testified in any Labor or NLRB administrative or enforcement proceeding; (3) filed or instituted any such proceeding; or (4) refused to perform an assigned task that the employee reasonably believed to be in violation of any law, order, or prohibition enforced by Labor or the NLRB. | 2023-01-11T13:41:28Z | |
| 115-sres-632 | 115 | sres | 632 | A resolution designating September 2018 as "National Workforce Development Month". | Labor and Employment | 2018-09-18 | 2018-09-28 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 9/18/2018 S6231-6232) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 25 | Designates September 2018 as National Workforce Development Month. Expresses support for federal initiatives to promote workforce development. Acknowledges that workforce development plays a crucial role in supporting workers and growing the economy. | 2023-01-11T13:41:17Z | |
| 115-hr-6811 | 115 | hr | 6811 | Age Discrimination in Employment Parity Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-09-13 | 2018-09-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] | WI | R | G000576 | 0 | Age Discrimination in Employment Parity Act of 2018 This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to lower the number of employees, from 20 to 15, that an employer must have in order to be subject to specified prohibitions against age discrimination in the workplace. | 2023-01-11T13:41:32Z | |
| 115-hr-6819 | 115 | hr | 6819 | HELP Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-09-13 | 2018-09-13 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] | WV | R | M001180 | 1 | Healthy Employee Loss Prevention Act of 2018 or the HELP Act This bill establishes (1) a worker adjustment assistance program (including a Transition Adjustment Assistance Fund) to provide assistance and job retraining for workers who have lost their jobs due to unplanned closures of coal and coal dependent industries, and (2) a Critical Employment Advisory Commission. | 2023-01-11T13:41:32Z | |
| 115-hr-6820 | 115 | hr | 6820 | PATH Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-09-13 | 2018-09-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | N000188 | 1 | Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats Act or the PATH Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades. | 2023-01-11T13:41:32Z | |
| 115-hr-6791 | 115 | hr | 6791 | Cyber Ready Workforce Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-09-12 | 2018-09-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] | NV | D | R000608 | 13 | Cyber Ready Workforce Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to workforce intermediaries (entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs and that may partner with a business or community-based organization, or specified other partners) to support the creation, implementation, and expansion of such programs in cybersecurity. | 2023-01-11T13:41:33Z | |
| 115-s-3436 | 115 | s | 3436 | Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-09-12 | 2018-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 19 | Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their products or services an easily accessible link to the website of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to obtain information relating to retirement planning or later life economic security. The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor shall award grants to certain community-based organizations to: (1) improve the financial literacy of women who are working age or in retirement, and (2) assist low-income women and victims of domestic violence in obtaining qualified domestic relations orders and the benefits they are entitled to through the orders. | 2023-01-11T13:41:21Z | |
| 115-hr-6685 | 115 | hr | 6685 | Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-08-28 | 2018-08-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] | MD | D | B001304 | 7 | Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Education to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., a state, or one or more local educational agencies, public institutions of higher education, or private sector entities) to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education. | 2023-01-11T13:41:43Z | |
| 115-hr-6540 | 115 | hr | 6540 | Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-26 | 2018-07-26 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] | OR | D | B001278 | 3 | Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to create an online Retirement Savings Lost and Found (RSLF) to assist individuals in locating certain employer-sponsored retirement accounts. The RSLF must provide plan participants or beneficiaries only with the ability to view contact information for the administrator of a plan that is sufficient to locate the plan. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to set forth additional reporting and notification requirements for retirement plans. Treasury and the SSA must take precautions to: (1) safeguard the privacy and security of participants' plan information, and (2) permit plan participants to opt out of inclusion in the RSLF. The bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the IRC to revise provisions that permit mandatory distributions of the balances of small retirement accounts using a rollover into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The bill modifies the investment options available for the distributions and increases the maximum account balance that may be subject to such a distribution. A plan must transfer unclaimed mandatory distributions that are $1,000 or less to the RSLF or to an IRA established by Treasury. The RSLF must invest funds received in Treasury securities and distribute the balance upon receiving an application from a plan participant or beneficiary. | 2023-01-11T13:41:56Z | |
| 115-hr-6544 | 115 | hr | 6544 | The Employee Rights Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-26 | 2018-07-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] | TN | R | R000582 | 10 | The Employee Rights Act of 2018 This bill requires the selection of labor representatives for collective bargaining through secret ballot in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. It also provides for recertification of a bargaining unit if an employer asserts that turnover, expansion, or alteration by merger exceeds 50% of the unit. The bill also prohibits dues paid by an employee to a labor organization from being expended for any purpose not directly related to the organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions unless the employee authorizes such expenditure in writing. | 2023-01-11T13:41:56Z | |
| 115-hr-6485 | 115 | hr | 6485 | Job Opportunities for All Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-24 | 2018-07-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000389 | 11 | Job Opportunities for All Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to carry out a subsidized employment pilot program and award grants to not more than five entities to carry out a jobs guarantee program. | 2023-01-11T13:41:58Z | |
| 115-hr-6467 | 115 | hr | 6467 | Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-23 | 2018-07-23 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] | NJ | D | W000822 | 36 | Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities. | 2023-01-11T13:41:59Z | |
| 115-hr-6471 | 115 | hr | 6471 | To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the use of subminimum wage with respect to certain contracts. | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-23 | 2018-07-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] | MO | R | H001053 | 5 | This bill amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to allow educational agencies in Missouri to contract with an entity to operate a program for disabled individuals who are 24 years of age or younger under which work is compensated at a subminimum wage if such an individual has received and produces documentation that indicates completion of certain transition services before beginning work. | 2023-01-11T13:41:59Z | |
| 115-hr-6445 | 115 | hr | 6445 | Public Employee Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-19 | 2018-07-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] | PA | R | F000466 | 5 | Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to make a determination as to whether a state substantially provides for certain rights and responsibilities applicable to public employees, such as granting such employees the right to form or join a labor organization and to bargain collectively, and if the state does not substantially provide for such rights and responsibilities, then such state shall be subject to nationwide standards prescribed by the FLRA to protect public employee rights. No employer, emergency services employee, or law enforcement officer may engage in a lockout, strike, or any other organized job action of which a reasonably probable result is a measurable disruption of the delivery of emergency or public safety services. No labor organization may violate or attempt to violate this prohibition. | 2023-01-11T13:42:00Z | |
| 115-s-3242 | 115 | s | 3242 | American Savings Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-19 | 2018-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 0 | American Savings Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to establish a new retirement option for all employees and self-employed individuals to be known as the American Savings Account Fund. This fund operates in a manner similar to the Thrift Savings Fund, which is available to federal employees. The bill establishes an American Savings Account Board of Directors to establish policies for fund investment and management. The board shall select or establish a list of investment funds and options similar to those in the Thrift Savings Fund, among which participants may choose. The board shall establish an American Savings Account Fund Advisory Council to advise the board on matters relating to investment policies. The American Savings Account Fund is tax-exempt and contributions to, or distributions from, it are excludible from gross income. | 2023-01-11T13:41:48Z | |
| 115-hr-6425 | 115 | hr | 6425 | APPRENTICE Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-18 | 2018-07-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 1 | Accessing Professional Partnerships and Resources to Enable Necessary Training and Improve Career Education Act of 2018 or the APPRENTICE Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to provide grants to state-recognized or federally recognized apprenticeship programs to support the expansion, awareness, and prestige of such programs. | 2023-01-11T13:42:00Z | |
| 115-s-3234 | 115 | s | 3234 | Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-18 | 2018-07-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5069) | Senate | Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] | VA | D | K000384 | 0 | Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Labor to provide funding to states for the development or expansion of summer and year-round youth employment programs that: (1) match youth participants with appropriate employers for high-quality employment opportunities; and (2) provide work-readiness training and educational programs, coaching and mentoring, career and college planning services, financial literacy education, and supportive services. | 2023-01-11T13:41:48Z | |
| 115-hr-6406 | 115 | hr | 6406 | EMPOWER Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-17 | 2018-07-17 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] | FL | D | F000462 | 14 | Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act or the EMPOWER Act This bill makes it an unlawful practice (with exceptions regarding certain settlement or separation agreements) for an employer to: (1) enter into a contract with an employee or applicant, as a condition of employment, promotion, compensation, benefits, or change in employment status or contractual relationship, or as a term, condition, or privilege of employment, if that contract contains a nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause that covers workplace harassment; and (2) enforce, or attempt to enforce, a nondisparagement clause or nondisclosure clause. Notwithstanding signing any nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause, an employee or applicant retains any right that person would otherwise have had to report a concern about workplace harassment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other specified agencies, and any right that person would otherwise have had to bring an action in a court of the United States. The bill: (1) sets forth enforcement powers of the EEOC and various entities, and the jurisdiction of U.S. courts, regarding workplace harassment; and (2) makes specified procedures and remedies applicable. The EEOC shall: (1) establish a confidential tip-line that supplements its existing process for submitting a charge of discrimination, and (2) provide for the development and dissemination of workplace training programs and information regarding workplace harassment, including sexual harassment. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to modify the tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and workplace harassment. | 2023-01-11T13:42:01Z | |
| 115-hr-6412 | 115 | hr | 6412 | Employee Freedom Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-17 | 2018-07-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] | FL | R | R000607 | 0 | Employee Freedom Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to unilaterally cease to deduct from the employee's paycheck dues owed by the employee to a labor organization when the agreement establishing such a deduction expires. The bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to allow employees to cancel such deductions at any time. | 2023-01-11T13:42:01Z | |
| 115-s-3218 | 115 | s | 3218 | Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-17 | 2018-07-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] | ND | D | H001069 | 3 | Strengthening Financial Security Through Short-Term Savings Accounts Act of 2018 This bill allows employers to enroll employees in short-term savings accounts that are funded using automatic contributions deducted from participating employees' wages. For each pay period, the employer must transfer to the account an amount equal to the percentage of the employee's compensation or a fixed amount, as determined by the employer. Employees may elect to adjust, stop, or pause their contributions. The balance in an account may not exceed $10,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) and must be made readily available to the employee at any time. | 2023-01-11T13:41:49Z | |
| 115-s-3219 | 115 | s | 3219 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for multiple employer plans, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-17 | 2018-07-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 3 | This bill modifies the qualification requirements and fiduciary duties for certain multiple employer retirement plans with pooled plan providers. | 2023-01-11T13:41:49Z | |
| 115-hr-6377 | 115 | hr | 6377 | Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-16 | 2018-11-06 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-1011, Part I. | House | Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] | MN | R | P000594 | 6 | Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018 This bill allows community newspapers to elect to apply certain alternative minimum funding standards for single-employer defined benefit pension plans that meet specified requirements. "A community newspaper" is a newspaper that primarily serves a metropolitan statistical area with a population of at least 100,000. | 2023-01-11T13:42:02Z | |
| 115-hres-986 | 115 | hres | 986 | Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day. | Labor and Employment | 2018-07-10 | 2018-07-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | S001156 | 27 | Expresses support for the designation of Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day. (A journeyman lineman is a person who builds and maintains electrical power systems.) | 2023-01-11T13:41:51Z | |
| 115-hr-6284 | 115 | hr | 6284 | Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-28 | 2018-06-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | L000581 | 13 | Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act This bill directs the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor to report to Congress on the gender pay gap in the labor workforce for teenagers and make such report publicly available. The report must include: (1) an examination of trends and potential solutions to the early wage gap for women; (2) an estimate of overall lifetime earnings and losses for women, including women of color; and (3) recommendations to address pay inequality for young women. | 2023-01-11T13:42:16Z | |
| 115-hr-6238 | 115 | hr | 6238 | Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-27 | 2018-06-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 47 | Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to make a determination as to whether a state substantially provides for certain rights and responsibilities applicable to public employees, such as granting such employees the right to form or join a labor organization and to bargain collectively, and if the state does not substantially provide for such rights and responsibilities, then such state shall be subject to nationwide standards prescribed by the FLRA to protect public employee rights. No employer, emergency services employee, or law enforcement officer may engage in a lockout, strike, or any other organized job action of which a reasonably probable result is a measurable disruption of the delivery of emergency or public safety services. No labor organization may violate or attempt to violate this prohibition. | 2023-01-11T13:42:17Z | |
| 115-s-3151 | 115 | s | 3151 | Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-27 | 2018-06-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] | HI | D | H001042 | 34 | Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to make a determination as to whether a state substantially provides for certain rights and responsibilities applicable to public employees, such as granting such employees the right to form or join a labor organization and to bargain collectively, and if the state does not substantially provide for such rights and responsibilities, then such state shall be subject to nationwide standards prescribed by the FLRA to protect public employee rights. No employer, emergency services employee, or law enforcement officer may engage in a lockout, strike, or any other organized job action of which a reasonably probable result is a measurable disruption of the delivery of emergency or public safety services. No labor organization may violate or attempt to violate this prohibition. | 2023-01-11T13:42:06Z | |
| 115-hr-6230 | 115 | hr | 6230 | Fairness for Farm Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-26 | 2018-06-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] | AZ | D | G000551 | 65 | Fairness for Farm Workers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to agricultural workers. The bill requires employers, beginning in 2019, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2019, 50 hours in 2020, 45 hours in 2021, and 40 hours in 2022) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2022. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as in current law, to employees who are the parent, spouse, child, or other member of the employer's immediate family. The bill also repeals the exemption from overtime pay requirements for employers in various agriculture-related industries, including certain small farms, irrigation projects, sugar processing, and cotton ginning and compressing. | 2023-01-11T13:42:18Z | |
| 115-s-3131 | 115 | s | 3131 | Fairness for Farm Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-25 | 2018-06-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] | CA | D | H001075 | 10 | Fairness for Farm Workers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to agricultural workers. The bill requires employers, beginning in 2019, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2019, 50 hours in 2020, 45 hours in 2021, and 40 hours in 2022) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2022. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as in current law, to employees who are the parent, spouse, child, or other member of the employer's immediate family. The bill also repeals the exemption from overtime pay requirements for employers in various agriculture-related industries, including certain small farms, irrigation projects, sugar processing, and cotton ginning and compressing. | 2023-01-11T13:42:07Z | |
| 115-hr-6189 | 115 | hr | 6189 | Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-21 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] | CA | D | T000472 | 0 | Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to accurately classify their employees or non-employees as employees or independent contractors and to notify such employees or non-employees of their classification. The bill makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee or non-employee who has filed a complaint with respect to their employment classification, and (2) wrongly classify an employee as a non-employee. The bill doubles the amount of liquidated damages for unpaid wages and misclassifications of employees. The bill amends the Social Security Act to: (1) require, as a condition for the federal grant program for unemployment compensation administration, auditing and investigative procedures to identify employers who are not registered under state law or who are paying unreported wages; and (2) impose administrative penalties for misclassification of employees or payment of unreported wages without proper recordkeeping. The bill requires the Department of Labor to report any misclassification of an employee to its Wage and Hour Division. The Wage and Hour Division is then authorized to report a misclassification to the Internal Revenue Service. | 2023-01-11T13:42:19Z | |
| 115-hr-6166 | 115 | hr | 6166 | Solar VETS Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-20 | 2018-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development. | House | Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] | NV | D | R000608 | 4 | Solar Vocational Education and Training for our Servicemembers Act or the Solar VETS Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE), in collaboration with the Department of Defense, to develop a training course for careers in solar-related occupations to be (1) made available at military installations and to eligible members of the Armed Forces, and (2) administered by institutions of higher education pursuant to an agreement with DOE. | 2023-01-11T13:42:20Z | |
| 115-s-3082 | 115 | s | 3082 | PARTNERS Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-18 | 2018-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 0 | Promoting Apprenticeships through Regional Training Networks for Employers' Required Skills Act of 2018 or the PARTNERS Act This bill establishes a grant program to promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of eligible partnerships. | 2023-01-11T13:42:09Z | |
| 115-s-3077 | 115 | s | 3077 | Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-14 | 2018-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | S001203 | 8 | Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act of 2018 This bill requires an executive agency head to represent compliance with specified labor and other laws in the solicitation of contracts and subcontracts for property and services in excess of $500,000 (covered contracts and subcontracts). Each executive agency shall designate a senior official to act as the agency's Labor Compliance Advisor. The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall reissue the final rule entitled "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces." GSA shall establish a single Internet website for federal contractors to use for all federal contract reporting requirements. Each executive agency entering into a covered contract or subcontract must provide employees with information concerning hours worked and overtime and additions to or subtractions from pay. | 2023-01-11T13:42:09Z | |
| 115-hr-6080 | 115 | hr | 6080 | Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-13 | 2018-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] | VA | D | S000185 | 79 | Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it: revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws, prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA, expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them, imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements, allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices, requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts. | 2023-01-11T13:42:22Z | |
| 115-hr-6098 | 115 | hr | 6098 | Family Medical Leave Modernization Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-13 | 2018-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | M000087 | 0 | Family Medical Leave Modernization Act This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand the number of individuals who are permitted to take leave pursuant to that Act. The bill lowers the eligibility theshhold under the Act to any employee who is employed at a worksite at which there are fewer than 15 employees if the total number of employees within 75 miles of such site is fewer than 15. The bill allows an employee to leave under the Act to care for a domestic partner and any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship if: such an individual has a serious health condition, or because of any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that such an individual is on covered active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to such duty) in the Armed Forces. The bill entitles an employee who is a domestic partner, next of kin of a covered service member, or any individual related by blood or affinity to a covered service member whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship to leave to care for the service member. The bill entitles employees to specified additional leave to participate in or attend their childrens' and grandchildrens' school or community organization activities, meet routine family medical care needs, or care for their elderly relatives. | 2023-01-11T13:42:22Z | |
| 115-hr-6099 | 115 | hr | 6099 | Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-13 | 2018-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development. | House | Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | N000188 | 1 | Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish and carry out a program to award grants to workforce intermediaries (certain entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs) to enable them to engage a variety of stakeholders, such as local boards, secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and employers, to support, develop, and implement registered apprenticeship programs. | 2023-01-11T13:42:22Z | |
| 115-s-3061 | 115 | s | 3061 | Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-13 | 2018-06-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 1 | Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish and carry out a program to award grants to workforce intermediaries (certain entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs) to enable them to engage a variety of stakeholders, such as local boards, secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and employers, to support, develop, and implement registered apprenticeship programs. | 2023-01-11T13:42:10Z | |
| 115-s-3064 | 115 | s | 3064 | Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-13 | 2018-06-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 33 | Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it: revises the definition of "employee" and "supervisor" to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws, prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA, expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them, imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements, allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices, requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts. | 2023-01-11T13:42:09Z | |
| 115-s-2994 | 115 | s | 2994 | EMPOWER Act-Part I | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-05 | 2018-06-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] | CA | D | H001075 | 1 | Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act-Part I or the EMPOWER Act-Part I This bill makes it an unlawful practice for an employer to: (1) enter into a contract with an employee or applicant, as a condition of employment or employment status, if that contract contains a nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause that covers workplace harassment; and (2) enforce, or attempt to enforce, such a clause. This prohibition does not apply to a clause contained in a settlement agreement or separation agreement that resolves legal claims or disputes under specified conditions. Notwithstanding signing any nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause, an employee or applicant retains any right that person would otherwise have had to report a concern about workplace harassment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other specified agencies and any right that person would otherwise have had to bring an action in a court of the United States. The EEOC shall: (1) establish a confidential tip-line that supplements its existing process for submitting a charge of discrimination; and (2) provide for the development and dissemination of workplace training programs and information regarding workplace harassment, including sexual harassment. | 2023-01-11T13:42:12Z | |
| 115-hr-5988 | 115 | hr | 5988 | Common Sense Certification Reform Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-06-01 | 2018-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] | GA | R | F000465 | 50 | Common Sense Certification Reform Act This bill prohibits the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from requiring the certification of employees for operating power-operated equipment (e.g., cranes) used in construction activities to deliver or retrieve propane containers. | 2023-01-11T13:42:25Z | |
| 115-hr-5968 | 115 | hr | 5968 | Online Job Training Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-05-24 | 2018-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development. | House | Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] | WA | D | L000560 | 1 | Online Job Training Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Labor to award National Online Workforce Training Grants for workforce training programs using distance-learning technologies, such as the Internet. | 2023-01-11T13:39:25Z | |
| 115-hr-5892 | 115 | hr | 5892 | To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace. | Labor and Employment | 2018-05-21 | 2018-06-14 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2] | MN | R | L000587 | 11 | (Sec. 1) This bill establishes an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Department of Labor on actions Labor can take to provide informational resources and best practices for addressing the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace and supporting workers abusing opioids. The advisory committee must report to Labor and Congress on successful programs and policies involving workplace resources and benefits, including recommendations or examples of best practices for how employers can support and respond to employees impacted by opioid abuse. The bill terminates the committee after three years. | 2023-01-11T13:39:28Z | |
| 115-hr-5880 | 115 | hr | 5880 | JOBS Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-05-18 | 2018-05-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] | CA | D | A000371 | 5 | Job Opportunity and Business Services Act or the JOBS Act This bill requires grant recipients under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include information on their advertising budgets in their reports to the Department of Labor. It also removes restrictions on lobbying activities under such Act and regulatory restrictions on advertising and public relations. | 2023-01-11T13:39:28Z | |
| 115-hr-5870 | 115 | hr | 5870 | OSHA Employer Notification Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-05-17 | 2018-05-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] | WI | R | G000576 | 5 | OSHA Employer Notification Act This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to: (1) notify employers of the issuance of citations or proposed penalties at least one full business before publicly announcing the citations or penalties; and (2) update its website posts if citations or penalties are subsequently settled, vacated, or modified. | 2023-01-11T13:39:29Z | |
| 115-s-2845 | 115 | s | 2845 | Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-05-15 | 2018-05-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 7 | Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees: the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employoees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum or understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest arbitration to resolve an impasse in collective bargaining negotiations. The bill makes the authority responsible for: (1) determining the appropriateness of units for labor representation; (2) supervising elections; (3) conducting hearings and resolving complaints of unfair labor practices; and (4) protecting the right of employees to form, join, or assist any labor organization, or to refrain from doing so. An employer, public safety officer, or labor organization may not engage in a lockout, sickout, work slowdown, strike, or any other organized job action that will measurably disrupt the delivery of emergency services and is designed to compel an employer, public safety officer, or labor organization to agree to the terms of a proposed contract. | 2023-01-11T13:42:31Z | |
| 115-hr-5728 | 115 | hr | 5728 | Workplace Democracy Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-05-09 | 2018-05-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] | WI | D | P000607 | 61 | Workplace Democracy Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to preserve workers' rights to join labor organizations and engage in collective bargaining. Specifically, it prohibits employers from classifying employees as independent contractors or supervisors to avoid employee participation in union activities; allows the National Labor Relation Board to certify a union, without a secret election, if it receives the consent of the majority of eligible workers; requires employers to begin negotiating with a new union within 10 days of its certification; prohibits coercion of employees to to participate in campaign activities unrelated to their job duties; requires employers to make disclosures of anti-labor organization activities; and repeals provisions allowing states to prevent labor organizations from collecting dues from nonunion workers who benefit from union representation (right to work laws). | 2023-01-11T13:39:34Z | |
| 115-s-2810 | 115 | s | 2810 | Workplace Democracy Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-05-09 | 2018-05-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 16 | Workplace Democracy Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and related labor laws to preserve workers' rights to join labor organizations and engage in collective bargaining. Specifically, it prohibits employers from classifying employees as independent contractors or supervisors to avoid employee participation in union activities; allows the National Labor Relation Board to certify a union, without a secret election, if it receives the consent of the majority of eligible workers; requires employers to begin negotiating with a new union within 10 days of its certification; prohibits coercion of employees to to participate in campaign activities unrelated to their job duties; requires employers to make disclosures of anti-labor organization activities; and repeals provisions allowing states to prevent labor organizations from collecting dues from nonunion workers who benefit from union representation (right to work laws. | 2023-01-11T13:42:32Z | |
| 115-hr-5679 | 115 | hr | 5679 | Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-05-07 | 2018-05-07 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | N000188 | 1 | Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to award grants to local boards to carry out Jobs Plus Recovery programs (including screening services, an individual treatment and employment plan, outpatient treatment and recovery care, supportive services, and career job training services) through partnerships with specified entities, such as treatment providers and community-based organizations. | 2023-01-11T13:39:36Z | |
| 115-hr-5658 | 115 | hr | 5658 | Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-27 | 2018-04-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] | WI | R | G000576 | 20 | Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act This bill expands the definition of "competitive integrated employment" under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to include (1) social and interpersonal interactions with colleagues, vendors, customers, superiors, or other such persons who a disabled employee may come into contact with during the work day and across workplace settings; and (2) contracts awarded under federal law requiring that all federal agencies purchase specified supplies and services from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or with significant disabilities, and state set-aside contracts. | 2023-01-11T13:39:46Z | |
| 115-hr-5665 | 115 | hr | 5665 | Accountability for Represented Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-27 | 2018-04-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] | FL | R | R000607 | 4 | Accountability for Represented Workers Act This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to expand the definition of "labor organization" to include any efforts of the labor organization to discuss or communicate with an employer the establishment of, or changes to, particular terms and conditions of employment and to include as an employee any individual whether or not the labor organization deals with the employer of such individual. The bill also specifies that the list of labor organizations deemed by the Act as engaged in an industry affecting commerce shall not be considered an exhaustive list. | 2023-01-11T13:39:45Z | |
| 115-hres-859 | 115 | hres | 859 | Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers. | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-27 | 2018-04-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 30 | Encourages the people of the United States to recognize the contributions of senior volunteers and join in the celebration of National Senior Corps Week. Supports adequately funding and growing the proven Senior Corps programs. | 2023-01-11T13:39:44Z | |
| 115-hr-5631 | 115 | hr | 5631 | Workforce Mobility Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-26 | 2018-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] | NY | D | C001038 | 8 | Workforce Mobility Act of 2018 This bill prohibits an employer from entering into a covenant not to compete with any employee of such employer. A "covenant not to compete" is an agreement between an employer and employee that restricts such employee from performing any work for another employer for a specified period of time, any work in a specified geographic area, or any work for another employer that is similar to the work performed for the employer who is a party to such agreement. Such an agreement in an employment contract is presumed to be illegal as anticompetitive unless the employer establishes otherwise. An aggrieved party may file a civil action for actual and punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs if the action is successful. | 2023-01-11T13:39:47Z | |
| 115-hr-5632 | 115 | hr | 5632 | End Employer Collusion Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-26 | 2018-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] | MN | D | E000288 | 4 | End Employer Collusion Act This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A "restrictive employment agreement" is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees. The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens to enforce, a restrictive employment agreement. The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission the power to enforce the requirements of this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:39:47Z | |
| 115-hr-5639 | 115 | hr | 5639 | Communications Jobs Training Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-26 | 2018-04-26 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] | IA | D | L000565 | 2 | Communications Jobs Training Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to make grants for the establishment or expansion of job training programs for communications tower service, construction, maintenance, and structural modification. | 2023-01-11T13:39:46Z | |
| 115-hres-850 | 115 | hres | 850 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Workers' Memorial Day, honoring workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace, and recognizing the importance of strengthening worker health and safety protections. | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-26 | 2018-04-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] | CT | D | C001069 | 23 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Workers Memorial Day to honor and remember workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace. Recognizes the importance of strengthening worker health and safety standards. | 2023-01-11T13:39:44Z | |
| 115-s-2782 | 115 | s | 2782 | Workforce Mobility Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-26 | 2018-04-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 2 | Workforce Mobility Act of 2018 This bill prohibits employers from entering into, enforcing, or threatening to enforce a covenant not to compete with any employee of such employer. A "covenant not to complete" is an agreement between an employer and employee that restricts such employee from performing, after the employment relationship terminates, any work for another employer for a specified period of time, any work in a specified geographical area, or any work for any other employer that is similar to the work performed for the employer who is a party to such agreement. A prohibition against a covenant not to compete does not preclude an agreement between and employer and employee not to share trade secrets. The bill directs the Department of Labor to enforce this bill and impose a fine upon violators. An aggrieved party may file a civil action for actual and punitive damages, and for reasonable attorney's fees and costs if the action is successful. | 2023-01-11T13:39:38Z | |
| 115-sres-486 | 115 | sres | 486 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Workers' Memorial Day, honoring workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace, and recognizing the importance of strengthening worker health and safety protections. | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-26 | 2018-04-26 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2490) | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 3 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Workers' Memorial Day to honor and remember workers who have been killed or injured in the workplace. Recognizes the importance of strengthening worker health and safety standards. | 2023-01-11T13:39:37Z | |
| 115-s-2746 | 115 | s | 2746 | Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-25 | 2018-04-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 4 | Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities. | 2023-01-11T13:39:39Z | |
| 115-s-2753 | 115 | s | 2753 | Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-25 | 2018-04-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] | IN | R | Y000064 | 1 | Commission on Retirement Security Act of 2018 This bill establishes within the executive branch the Commission on Retirement Security to: (1) conduct a comprehensive study of the state of retirement security in America, and (2) submit to Congress recommendations on how to improve or replace existing private retirement programs. | 2023-01-11T13:39:39Z | |
| 115-sres-483 | 115 | sres | 483 | A resolution recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers and designating the week of April 29 through May 5, 2018, as "National Senior Corps Week". | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-25 | 2018-04-25 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2443; text: CR S2441) | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 13 | Designates the week of April 29-May 5, 2018, as National Senior Corps Week. | 2021-12-16T15:43:46Z | |
| 115-hr-5566 | 115 | hr | 5566 | To establish a technology-based job training and education program. | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-18 | 2018-04-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000570 | 2 | This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a TechSMART Workforce Development Program, under which Labor shall provide to eligible entities (i.e., a workforce intermediary, a public organization, or certain tax-exempt charitable organizations that include an advisory board) grants for technology sector job training and education programs that provide industry-recognized credentials during the five-year grant period. | 2023-01-11T13:39:49Z | |
| 115-hr-5567 | 115 | hr | 5567 | DOE National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-18 | 2018-04-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000570 | 3 | DOE National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the DOE National Lab Jobs ACCESS Program to provide grants for technical skills-based preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs that provide employer-driven or recognized postsecondary credentials during the five-year grant period. | 2023-01-11T13:39:49Z | |
| 115-hres-832 | 115 | hres | 832 | Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2018, as National Lineman Appreciation Day. | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-16 | 2018-04-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6] | GA | R | H001078 | 0 | Recognizes the efforts of linemen in keeping the electrical power on and protecting public safety. Expresses support for the designation of National Lineman Appreciation Day. | 2023-01-11T13:39:45Z | |
| 115-s-2646 | 115 | s | 2646 | CARE Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-11 | 2018-04-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | Collectively Achieving Recovery and Employment Act of 2018 or the CARE Act This bill directs the Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services, to establish a pilot program to award grants during FY2019-FY2024 to counties (or other equivalent entities) and tribal entities to administer combined workforce training and drug addiction treatment and recovery programs. | 2023-01-11T13:39:43Z | |
| 115-s-2642 | 115 | s | 2642 | Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-04-10 | 2018-04-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2042) | Senate | Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] | VA | D | K000384 | 3 | Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to award grants to local boards to carry out Jobs Plus Recovery programs (including screening services, an individual treatment and employment plan, outpatient treatment and recovery care, supportive services, and career job training services) through partnerships with specified entities, such as treatment providers and community-based organizations. | 2023-01-11T13:39:43Z | |
| 115-s-2621 | 115 | s | 2621 | Protecting America's Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 9 | Protecting America's Workers Act This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to increase the scope of the Act by applying its coverage to federal, state, and local government employees or individuals performing work for such employees. However, the bill makes OSHA inapplicable to working conditions covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The bill revises requirements governing worker protection, including by: increasing protections for whistle-blowers as well as employees participating in or aiding inspections; directing employers to furnish a hazard-free place of employment to all individuals, not just employees; requiring the posting of employee rights concerning protection from retaliation; requiring site logs of employees' work-related injuries and illnesses, including those of employees of other employers and contractors; directing employers to report work-related deaths or hospitalizations; prohibiting employers from discouraging accurate record keeping and reporting of work-related injuries or illnesses; requiring the Department of Labor to investigate an incident in the workplace that results in the death of an employee or one that results in the hospitalization of two or more employees; establishing rights for victims, or representatives of victims, with respect to inspections or investigations of work-related bodily injuries or deaths; setting the permitted period for employers to correct serious, willful, or repeated violations while citations for the violations are being contested; increasing civil and criminal penalties for certain violations; expanding enforcement requirements relating to state occupational safety and health plans, including by allowing Labor concurrent enforcement authority in states where the state plans fail to meet minimum requirements; and expanding requirements for workplace health hazard evaluations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. | 2023-01-11T13:39:56Z | |
| 115-hr-5291 | 115 | hr | 5291 | Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-03-14 | 2018-06-26 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] | MA | D | T000465 | 15 | Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award offshore wind career training grants to eligible entities (i.e., institutions of higher education or labor organizations) to develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs that provide skills that are useful for employment in the offshore wind industry. | 2023-01-11T13:40:14Z | |
| 115-sres-434 | 115 | sres | 434 | A resolution recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the United States. | Labor and Employment | 2018-03-14 | 2018-03-20 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 33 | Encourages the people of the United States to join in a national effort to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni and raise awareness about the importance of national and community service. Acknowledges the accomplishments of AmeriCorps members, alumni, and community partners and recognizes the important contributions made by members and alumni to the lives of the people of the United States. Encourages individuals of all ages to consider opportunities to serve in AmeriCorps. | 2023-01-11T13:39:55Z | |
| 115-hr-5223 | 115 | hr | 5223 | Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-03-08 | 2018-03-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000389 | 28 | Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in health care facilities pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Specifically, Labor must issue a rule that requires certain health care employers to adopt a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers and other personnel from workplace violence. | 2023-01-11T13:40:18Z | |
| 115-hr-5230 | 115 | hr | 5230 | Union Transparency and Accountability Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-03-08 | 2018-03-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] | FL | R | R000607 | 2 | Union Transparency and Accountability Act This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to: (1) require labor organizations to file certain disclosure forms detailing expenditures of union dues, (2) impose civil fines on labor organizations that fail to file required disclosures, and (3) make it unlawful for any labor organization to discharge or discriminate against any employee who has filed a whistle-blower complaint or who is testifying in a disclosure proceeding. | 2023-01-11T13:40:18Z | |
| 115-hr-5180 | 115 | hr | 5180 | Tip Income Protection (TIP) Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-03-06 | 2018-03-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 21 | Tip Income Protection (TIP) Act of 2018 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to the definition of wage to provide that except in the case of the pooling of tips, all tips received by any employee, including an employee that is not a tipped employee, shall be the property of, and retained by, the employee, including in the case of an employer that pays a tipped employee a cash wage that equals or exceeds the minimum wage. | 2023-01-11T13:40:20Z | |
| 115-s-2500 | 115 | s | 2500 | Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018 | Labor and Employment | 2018-03-06 | 2018-03-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 11 | Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018 This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to Rosie the Riveter (i.e., any female individual who held employment or volunteered in support of the war efforts during World War II), in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations. The medal shall be displayed at the National Museum of American History, which is urged to make the medal available for display at other locations associated with Rosie the Riveter. | 2023-01-11T13:40:01Z | |
| 115-hr-5146 | 115 | hr | 5146 | TECH Careers Act | Labor and Employment | 2018-03-01 | 2018-03-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] | CT | D | E000293 | 4 | Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2018 or the TECH Careers Act This bill directs the Department of Education, in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to institutions of higher education that offer career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less to support the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs. Such programs shall enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations. | 2023-01-11T13:40:21Z |
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