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| 116-s-5068 | 116 | s | 5068 | Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-18 | 2020-12-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 0 | Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award to states (1) temporary five-year supplemental formula grants for emergency layoff aversion and workforce training activities to reduce and prevent unemployment and limit the impact of disruptions on labor markets, and (2) planning and implementation grants for innovative layoff aversion models. Grant recipients must designate a state grantee advisory council to oversee and assess the performance of activities carried out under such grants. The bill requires the Departments of Commerce and Labor to jointly establish a federal interagency task force to (1) identify any challenges that a state or local area receiving funds under this bill has had to overcome; (2) collect and disseminate best practices and develop and recommend policies at the federal level to support ongoing efforts to limit the impact of market disruptions on workers, employers, and industry sectors or occupations, particularly with respect to specified groups; (3) establish a framework for a state receiving a grant under this bill to measure employer satisfaction for activities funded under it; and (4) establish the minimum standards of job quality that an employer is required to meet as a condition of receiving assistance under this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:43:46Z | |
| 116-s-5045 | 116 | s | 5045 | Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7592-7593; text: CR S7593-7634) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | Chris Allen Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reform Act of 2020 This bill makes various changes with respect to the administration of multiemployer pension plans. Among other provisions, the bill allows qualified plans to apply for special partition assistance from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, revises the criteria for plans that are in endangered or critical status, and establishes rules for new composite plans that have certain attributes of both defined benefit and defined contribution plans. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-s-5048 | 116 | s | 5048 | Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 2 | Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2020 This bill revises requirements governing (1) investigations of mine accidents, (2) miners' rights and protections (e.g., whistle-blower rights and protections), (3) mine health and safety standards, (4) underground coal mines, and (5) health and safety training for miners. The Department of Labor, when investigating coal or other mines, must (1) determine why an accident occurred and whether there were violations of law, mandatory health and safety standards, or other requirements; and (2) make recommendations to avoid a recurrence of an accident. The bill expands Labor's enforcement authority, including by requiring Labor to (1) revoke the approval of mine operators' plans or programs based on certain criteria, and (2) order mine operators to withdraw all persons from a mine until Labor approves a new plan. The bill revises civil and criminal penalties, including by subjecting a mine operator who knowingly violates health or safety standards to a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $1 million fine. Underground coal mine operators must implement a communication program to brief miners of current mine conditions and install atmospheric monitoring systems. The bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand its coverage to government employees and increase civil and criminal penalties for violations of the act. The bill also expands whistle-blower rights and protections against retaliation under the act, establishes employee rights with respect to work-related bodily injuries or death, and establishes procedures for correcting serious, willful, or repeated violations of occupational safety and health standards. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-hr-8977 | 116 | hr | 8977 | Workers' Right to Training Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] | MI | D | D000624 | 1 | Workers' Right to Training Act This bill requires employers implementing new technology that is expected to result in the loss of, or changes to, employment positions to notify affected employees about the new technology, negotiate with affected employees about how the new technology can incorporate their skills and roles, and provide affected employees with relevant on-the-job training. | 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z | |
| 116-hr-8990 | 116 | hr | 8990 | Lifetime Income For Employees Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | N000188 | 1 | Lifetime Income For Employees Act This bill allows fiduciaries of pension plans to make default investment arrangements in annuity contracts upon providing certain notice to plan participants or beneficiaries and complying with certain prohibitions on liquidity restrictions. | 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z | |
| 116-hres-1266 | 116 | hres | 1266 | Expressing appreciation and support for essential employees with disabilities during the current pandemic, and beyond. | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] | NY | D | M001206 | 1 | This resolution recognizes essential employees with disabilities for their efforts during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-s-5037 | 116 | s | 5037 | Relief for Working Families Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] | IL | D | D000622 | 2 | Relief for Working Families Act of 2020 This bill authorizes a state to require a recipient of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to repay any overpayment of such assistance to the state agency unless the overpayment of such assistance was without fault on the part of any such individual, and such repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-hres-1265 | 116 | hres | 1265 | Expressing support for designation of the week of December 6, 2021, through December 12, 2021, as National United States Miners Week. | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-15 | 2020-12-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] | MN | R | S001212 | 18 | This resolution supports the work of America's mining men and women and recognizes their importance in securing our domestic supply chains. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-hr-8959 | 116 | hr | 8959 | Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] | MI | D | L000592 | 3 | Retirees Sustainable Investment Policies Act of 2020 This bill requires retirement and employee benefit plans to establish and follow a sustainable investment policy, including policies relating to the corporate governance practices, labor and human rights practices, and the environmental risks of the entities receiving investments. | 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z | |
| 116-hr-8944 | 116 | hr | 8944 | AT HOME Learning Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] | NY | D | M001188 | 2 | Access To Health-based Options and More Ease with Learning Act or the AT HOME Learning Act This bill extends certain emergency paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions and modifies such provisions to include employees with children in schools implementing virtual or hybrid instruction due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). | 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z | |
| 116-s-5005 | 116 | s | 5005 | Defending Pensions from the Chinese Communist Threat Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] | TN | R | B001243 | 0 | Defending Pensions from the Chinese Communist Threat Act This bill prohibits pension plans from investing in certain Chinese military companies. | 2023-01-11T13:43:48Z | |
| 116-hr-8839 | 116 | hr | 8839 | Jobs Now Youth Employment Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 0 | Jobs Now Youth Employment Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to make allotments to local areas for youth workforce investment activities. Such allotments shall be made on the basis of the relative number of long-term unemployed individuals in each local area, compared to the total number of long-term unemployed individuals in all local areas. | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-s-4935 | 116 | s | 4935 | American Worker Holiday Relief Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 18 | American Worker Holiday Relief Act of 2020 This bill revises and extends unemployment compensation eligibility requirements for workers affected by COVID-19. It also requires states to offer workers claiming compensation the option to withhold federal income tax from payments and requires states to report to the Department of Labor on backlogs of unemployment claims. | 2023-01-11T13:44:09Z | |
| 116-hr-8812 | 116 | hr | 8812 | Relief for Working Families Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-24 | 2020-11-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] | WA | R | H001056 | 12 | Relief for Working Families Act of 2020 This bill directs a state to require a recipient of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to repay any overpayment of such assistance to the state agency unless the overpayment of such assistance was without fault on the part of any such individual, and such repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience. | 2023-01-11T13:44:14Z | |
| 116-hres-1239 | 116 | hres | 1239 | Expressing support for designating November 2020 National Career Development Month. | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-24 | 2020-11-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] | RI | D | L000559 | 1 | This resolution supports the designation of National Career Development Month. | 2023-01-11T13:44:12Z | |
| 116-hr-8789 | 116 | hr | 8789 | Apprenticeship Program Clearinghouse Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] | VA | D | L000591 | 0 | Apprenticeship Program Clearinghouse Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of Education (ED) to promote and support integration and alignment of programs under the national apprenticeship system with secondary, postsecondary, and adult education. The agreement must require that Labor and ED disseminate information on the value of programs under the national apprenticeship system and require the creation of a clearinghouse of best practices for improving performance and increasing alignment of education and programs under the national apprenticeship system, including career pathways. | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-hr-8776 | 116 | hr | 8776 | Pre-Apprenticeship Wrap-Around Support Services Fund Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 1 | Pre-Apprenticeship Wrap-Around Support Services Fund Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to award grants to eligible applicants to provide stipends to individuals enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship program. Grant recipients must prioritize the provision of stipends to individuals with a barrier to employment. | 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z | |
| 116-hres-1227 | 116 | hres | 1227 | Recognizing and honoring Dawn Wooten and the integral role that whistleblowers play in holding accountable those that endanger members of the public and violate this Nation's laws, often at great personal expense and risk. | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] | FL | D | W000808 | 5 | This resolution recognizes the role of whistleblowers and honors Dawn Wooten for reporting about alleged unlawful practices occurring at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia. | 2023-01-11T13:44:13Z | |
| 116-hr-8762 | 116 | hr | 8762 | Fast Track Advanced Apprenticeships Now Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-17 | 2020-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | K000394 | 1 | Fast Track Advanced Apprenticeships Now Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to review and make a determination on whether to approve an occupation as an apprenticeable occupation within 45 days after receiving an individual's application seeking such approval and if not, to provide the applicant with a written explanation for the delay and offer an estimated time line for a determination within 90 days after the date of such written explanation. The bill also requires Labor to convene, on an ongoing basis and taking into consideration recommendations of the National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships, particular industry sector leaders and experts for the purposes of establishing or updating specific frameworks of industry-recognized occupational standards for existing and potential apprenticeable occupations. | 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z | |
| 116-hr-8765 | 116 | hr | 8765 | Modernizing Americaâs Apprenticeship Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-17 | 2020-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] | MO | R | L000569 | 9 | Modernizing America's Apprenticeship Act This bill provides statutory authority for federal regulations titled Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on March 11, 2020. | 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z | |
| 116-hr-8766 | 116 | hr | 8766 | Apprenticeship Program National Scorecard Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-17 | 2020-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] | NH | D | P000614 | 0 | Apprenticeship Program National Scorecard Act This bill provide for data collection and dissemination of information regarding certain registered apprenticeship programs, youth apprenticeship programs, and pre-apprenticeship programs under the national apprenticeship system. Specifically, the Department of Labor is required to (1) establish and support a single information technology infrastructure to support data collection and reporting from state apprenticeship agencies and offices, grantees, program sponsors, and program administrators under the national apprenticeship system; and (2) provide that such infrastructure best meets the needs of the system's stakeholders reporting data to Labor or state apprenticeship agencies, including through technical and financial assistance to ensure reporting systems are equipped to report into a single information technology infrastructure. | 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z | |
| 116-hr-8747 | 116 | hr | 8747 | Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 0 | Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award to states (1) temporary five-year supplemental formula grants for emergency layoff aversion and workforce training activities to reduce and prevent unemployment and limit the impact of disruptions on labor markets, and (2) planning and implementation grants for innovative layoff aversion models. Grant recipients must designate a state grantee advisory council to oversee and assess the performance of activities carried out under such grants. The bill requires the Departments of Commerce and Labor to jointly establish a federal interagency task force to (1) identify any challenges that a state or local area receiving funds under this bill has had to overcome; (2) collect and disseminate best practices and develop and recommend policies at the federal level to support ongoing efforts to limit the impact of market disruptions on workers, employers, and industry sectors or occupations, particularly with respect to specified groups; (3) establish a framework for a state receiving a grant under this bill to measure employer satisfaction for activities funded under it; and (4) establish the minimum standards of job quality that an employer is required to meet as a condition of receiving assistance under this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z | |
| 116-hres-1219 | 116 | hres | 1219 | Supporting the designation of the week beginning November 8, 2020, as "National Apprenticeship Week". | Labor and Employment | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] | NY | D | R000602 | 11 | This resolution supports the designation of National Apprenticeship Week. | 2023-01-11T13:44:13Z | |
| 116-hconres-122 | 116 | hconres | 122 | Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men. | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-30 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] | FL | D | M001207 | 15 | This concurrent resolution recognizes the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to white, non-Hispanic men and its impact on women, families, the economy, and the country. The resolution reaffirms its support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap. | 2023-01-11T13:44:37Z | |
| 116-hr-8706 | 116 | hr | 8706 | Bureau of International Labor Affairs Authorization Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-30 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] | CA | D | D000623 | 2 | Bureau of International Labor Affairs Authorization Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Bureau of International Labor Affairs within the Department of Labor to support trade and labor affairs, including combating international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. | 2023-01-11T13:44:27Z | |
| 116-hr-8689 | 116 | hr | 8689 | Connecting Youth to Jobs Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-27 | 2020-10-27 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 1 | Connecting Youth to Jobs Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to provide temporary funding to states and local areas and grants to eligible entities to assist in carrying out subsidized public employment programs for youth with barriers to employment or who are recipients of public assistance but not receiving it. In the case of grants, priority must be given to eligible entities that serve particular youth with a barrier to employment, youth of color, opportunity youth or out-of-school youth, low-income youth, and youth impacted by the juvenile or adult criminal justice systems. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report on the activities funded by this bill. The bill excludes from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program income eligibility requirements income earned by a household member who is less than 22 years of age, is an elementary or secondary school student, and lives with a natural, adoptive, or stepparent. | 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z | |
| 116-hr-8696 | 116 | hr | 8696 | Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-27 | 2020-10-27 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and Labor, 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. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] | MA | D | N000015 | 32 | Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020 This bill makes various changes with respect to employer-sponsored retirement plans, including providing for the automatic enrollment of employees in certain plans and increasing the age at which participants are required to begin receiving mandatory distributions. | 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z | |
| 116-hr-8660 | 116 | hr | 8660 | To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify regulations to allow the use of performance benchmarks in the case of designated investment alternatives, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] | PA | D | E000296 | 0 | This bill permits administrators of employee health or retirement plans to use a blend of different broad-based stock indices (e.g., the Dow Jones Industrial Average) to meet the performance benchmarking requirements for designated investment alternatives if certain conditions are met. | 2023-01-11T13:44:29Z | |
| 116-hres-1198 | 116 | hres | 1198 | Calling on States to implement "ban the box" legislation. | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-20 | 2020-10-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 0 | This resolution calls on states to implement legislation that prohibits inquiries related to conviction history during the initial processes of employment. | 2023-01-11T13:44:25Z | |
| 116-hr-8595 | 116 | hr | 8595 | To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping. | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-16 | 2020-10-16 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Armed 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. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] | OH | D | B001281 | 54 | This bill nullifies a September 22, 2020, executive order prohibiting government contractors and other entities from conducting specified workplace training related to race or sex. | 2023-01-11T13:44:32Z | |
| 116-hr-8583 | 116 | hr | 8583 | Justice for Dislocated Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-13 | 2020-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] | CA | D | D000623 | 0 | Justice for Dislocated Workers Act This bill expands the notification requirement for plant closures and mass layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to include notices to Members of Congress. The bill provides that an employer's notice of a plant closing or mass layoff shall not be considered valid unless the employer, prior to serving such notice, covers the cost of an economic impact study to assess the economic impact of such an order. An employer who is not experiencing economic hardship and who orders a plant closing or mass layoff must make payments to the Impacted Workers Fund, created by this bill, to cover the financial losses of states resulting from such an order. | 2023-01-11T13:44:32Z | |
| 116-hr-8592 | 116 | hr | 8592 | EMS Counts Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-13 | 2020-10-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] | PA | D | W000826 | 1 | EMS Counts Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Labor to revise the broad description under the occupational series 33-2011 Firefighters of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification System of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to include the following detailed occupations: Firefighters; Firefighter/EMTs; Firefighter/Paramedics; and Firefighters, All Other. | 2023-01-11T13:44:32Z | |
| 116-hr-8577 | 116 | hr | 8577 | Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | V000081 | 2 | Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Justice to award grants to one or more national intermediaries (i.e., nonprofit organizations with experience in programs that deliver education and work experience to certain disadvantaged youth) to develop, implement, and collect data from Civic Justice Corps programs administered by at least ten local subgrantees in specified geographic regions. Such programs shall intentionally recruit and primarily enroll as participants court-involved, previously incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25, and provide such participants with educational programming and support designed to lead to a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. | 2023-01-11T13:44:32Z | |
| 116-hr-8509 | 116 | hr | 8509 | Jobs for Economic Recovery Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | IL | D | D000096 | 1 | Jobs for Economic Recovery Act of 2020 This bill establishes an employment and training program to assist workers who are unemployed or underemployed due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, and other displaced workers and those who face barriers to employment, to obtain employment, including through subsidized employment programs. | 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z | |
| 116-s-4781 | 116 | s | 4781 | Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] | CA | D | H001075 | 5 | Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety or health standard on prevention of exposure to excessive heat. Excessive heat includes outdoor or indoor exposure to heat at levels that exceed the capacities of the body to maintain normal body functions and may cause heat-related injury, illness, or fatality. In addition, the bill establishes requirements concerning (1) training and education to prevent and respond to heat illness, and (2) whistle-blower protections. | 2023-01-11T13:44:25Z | |
| 116-s-4771 | 116 | s | 4771 | Continued Assistance to Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 1 | Continued Assistance to Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 This bill extends unemployment assistance to workers who are unemployed due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically the bill extends through January 31, 2021 (1) Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, (2) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), (3) Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), (4) temporary financing of short-time compensation (STC) payments, (5) temporary financing of STC program agreements, (6) full federal funding of the first week of compensable regular unemployment for states with no waiting period, and (7) 13 additional weeks of pandemic emergency unemployment extension compensation. The bill also extends through June 30, 2021 (1) the federal share of payments to states for extended and regular unemployment compensation, (2) the suspension on the accrual of interest on federal payments made to states for assistance with unemployment, and (3) appropriations for the transfer of funds to state accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund for the reimbursement of certain governmental entities and nonprofit organizations for amounts paid (in lieu of contributions) into such accounts. The bill provides an additional $125 in mixed earner unemployment compensation to recipients of at least $5,000 of self-employment income in the most recent taxable year before the individual applied for regular compensation. | 2023-01-11T13:44:39Z | |
| 116-hr-8414 | 116 | hr | 8414 | Strengthening Youth Apprenticeships Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] | TX | D | C001091 | 2 | Strengthening Youth Apprenticeships Act of 2020 This bill requires (1) the Office of Apprenticeship within the Department of Labor to enter into an agreement with the Department of Education to promote the integration and alignment of apprenticeship programs with secondary, postsecondary, and adult education; and (2) Labor to award grants to eligible entities to create or expand youth apprenticeship programs. | 2023-01-11T13:44:53Z | |
| 116-hr-8375 | 116 | hr | 8375 | Worker Flexibility and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and 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. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 0 | Worker Flexibility and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 This bill classifies certain workers as employees, permits employees to request work schedule flexibility, expands oversight mechanisms for certain labor protections, requires employers to post compliance ratings, and provides standards for interpreting and applying certain worker rights. First, the bill provides that workers only may be classified under various labor laws as independent contractors, and not employees, in specified circumstances. It also permits employees to continue, or request, work schedule flexibility. The bill also defines the term multiple employers under various labor laws and makes parent companies responsible for the labor requirements of subsidiary employers. Certain owners, officers, and managers of companies may be assessed civil penalties for violations of certain labor laws; the 10 largest shareholders of employers also may be jointly liable for damages and civil penalties against such employers. Employers also are responsible for the labor protections of employees provided through staffing companies (e.g., temporary employees), including providing wages comparable to direct employees performing similar work. Additionally, employers must post a rating of their compliance with applicable labor laws as determined by the Department of Labor. Finally, the bill requires that specified labor laws are interpreted to include as employees workers or individuals claiming such classification. Further, agencies may not take actions to reduce employee protections under such laws without approval by Congress, and the bill provides standards of interpretation for judicial review. | 2023-01-11T13:44:54Z | |
| 116-hr-8381 | 116 | hr | 8381 | POJA Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] | TX | D | G000587 | 3 | Protect Older Job Applicants Act or the POJA Act This bill prohibits employers from requesting a job applicant's age or date of birth and from classifying applicants based on age. | 2023-01-11T13:44:54Z | |
| 116-hr-8391 | 116 | hr | 8391 | Strengthening Apprenticeships for Justice-Impacted Communities Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | T000483 | 0 | Strengthening Apprenticeships for Justice-Impacted Communities Act This bill supports pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships, specifically regarding the justice-impacted population (i.e., individuals who have been arrested or convicted of a crime, including individuals currently or formerly incarcerated in a prison, jail, or juvenile facility). The Department of Labor may award grants to eligible applicants (i.e., local educational agencies, state registration agencies, and industries or businesses) to, among other things implement novel methods to improve pre-apprenticeship programs or apprenticeship programs available to incarcerated individuals, improve existing pre-apprenticeship programs and apprenticeship programs available to incarcerated individuals, and pilot novel approaches to provide apprenticeship training for justice-connected individuals that matches labor force needs. The bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Strengthening Employment Opportunities and Outcomes for Justice-Impacted Communities that shall identify, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding (1) best practices relating to apprenticeship training for incarcerated individuals, and (2) ways in which federal agencies can better coordinate to support justice-impacted individuals with success and completion of pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs. Labor shall establish an Office of Correctional Apprenticeships to ensure that all federal correctional institutions provide quality pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs for incarcerated individuals that pay fair and graduated wages; be a nationwide repository for research, policies, and best practices in correctional education and training; and offer training and technical assistance for state prison systems and employers seeking to operate or improve corrections-based pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs or pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs that support justice-connected individuals. | 2023-01-11T13:44:54Z | |
| 116-s-4738 | 116 | s | 4738 | Worker Flexibility and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 2 | Worker Flexibility and Small Business Protection Act of 2020 This bill classifies certain workers as employees, permits employees to request work schedule flexibility, expands oversight mechanisms for certain labor protections, requires employers to post compliance ratings, and provides standards for interpreting and applying certain worker rights. First, the bill provides that workers only may be classified under various labor laws as independent contractors, and not employees, in specified circumstances. It also permits employees to continue, or request, work schedule flexibility. The bill also defines the term multiple employers under various labor laws and makes parent companies responsible for the labor requirements of subsidiary employers. Certain owners, officers, and managers of companies may be assessed civil penalties for violations of certain labor laws; the 10 largest shareholders of employers also may be jointly liable for damages and civil penalties against such employers. Employers also are responsible for the labor protections of employees provided through staffing companies (e.g., temporary employees), including providing wages comparable to direct employees performing similar work. Additionally, employers must post a rating of their compliance with applicable labor laws as determined by the Department of Labor. Finally, the bill requires that specified labor laws are interpreted to include as employees workers or individuals claiming such classification. Further, agencies may not take actions to reduce employee protections under such laws without approval by Congress, and the bill provides standards of interpretation for judicial review. | 2023-01-11T13:44:40Z | |
| 116-hr-8357 | 116 | hr | 8357 | Apprenticeship Futures for All Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-23 | 2020-09-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] | WA | D | J000298 | 4 | Apprenticeship Futures for All Act This bill requires the Office of Apprenticeship within the Department of Labor to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities (e.g., program sponsors, training providers, Indian tribes, labor organizations) to (1) support the delivery or expansion of programs under the national apprenticeship system in key sectors identified by the office as targeted for expansion under the system, or for nontraditional apprenticeship populations, women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and individuals impacted by the criminal or juvenile justice system; or (2) serve programs under the national apprenticeship system in a local or regional setting. | 2023-01-11T13:44:55Z | |
| 116-s-4677 | 116 | s | 4677 | STEM RESTART Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-23 | 2020-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] | NV | D | R000608 | 1 | STEM Restoring Employment Skills through Targeted Assistance, Re-entry, and Training Act or the STEM RESTART Act This bill establishes a new national program to support mid-career workers in reentering the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce, including workers from underrepresented or rural populations, by awarding grants to certain small- and medium-sized businesses to assist such workers in reentering the workforce at positions above entry level. | 2023-01-11T13:44:43Z | |
| 116-hr-8339 | 116 | hr | 8339 | Expanding Opportunity through Pre-Apprenticeships Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 14 | Expanding Opportunity through Pre-Apprenticeships Act This bill establishes a pre-apprenticeship program to (1) assist individuals who do not meet minimum qualifications for an apprenticeship program; and (2) prepares such individuals to enter and succeed in such an apprenticeship program, including by providing the skills and competency attainment needed to enter an apprenticeship program. | 2023-01-11T13:44:55Z | |
| 116-hr-8341 | 116 | hr | 8341 | Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] | WI | R | G000576 | 0 | Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act This bill modifies the definition of competitive integrated employment under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to include (1) jobs under federal and state set-aside contracts mandating direct labor-hour ratio of individuals with disabilities; and (2) work that involves social and interpersonal interactions with colleagues, vendors, customers, superiors, or other such persons with whom a disabled employee may come into contact during the work day and across workplace settings. | 2023-01-11T13:44:55Z | |
| 116-hr-8349 | 116 | hr | 8349 | Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] | NJ | R | V000133 | 0 | Hazard Pay for Essential Workers Act of 2020 This bill provides an additional $13 per hour of premium pay to employees performing specified essential work up to a maximum of $10,000 during and shortly after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency; the bill provides for such pay out of the COVID-19 Hazard Fund through grants to employers. | 2023-01-11T13:44:55Z | |
| 116-hr-8320 | 116 | hr | 8320 | Outlying Area Apprenticeship Expansion Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] | MP | D | S001177 | 0 | Outlying Area Apprenticeship Expansion Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to make grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other arrangements available to America Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (the outlying areas) to establish registered apprenticeships under the National Apprenticeship Act or expand opportunities through apprenticeships registered under that Act. | 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z | |
| 116-hr-8321 | 116 | hr | 8321 | Apprenticeship Access for All Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | A000370 | 0 | Apprenticeship Access for All Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Labor to promote diversity and ensure equal opportunity to participate in programs for apprentices, youth apprentices, and pre-apprentices, including in apprenticeable occupations under the national apprenticeship system. | 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z | |
| 116-hr-8328 | 116 | hr | 8328 | Apprenticeships to College Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] | CA | D | H001090 | 0 | Apprenticeships to College Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of Education to promote and support integration and alignment of programs under the national apprenticeship system with secondary, 2- and 4-year postsecondary, and adult education. | 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z | |
| 116-hr-8317 | 116 | hr | 8317 | To encourage employer participation in the national apprenticeship system. | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-18 | 2020-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] | MA | D | T000482 | 1 | This bill directs the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to certain eligible entities to (1) encourage employer participation in programs under the national apprenticeship system, and (2) encourage participation of small- and medium-sized businesses in programs under the national apprenticeship system. | 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z | |
| 116-hr-8284 | 116 | hr | 8284 | Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Integrity Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] | AL | R | P000609 | 9 | Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Integrity Act This bill requires applicants for pandemic unemployment assistance to provide state unemployment agencies with documentation substantiating their employment or planned commencement of employment, including self-employment. | 2023-01-11T13:44:57Z | |
| 116-hr-8294 | 116 | hr | 8294 | National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-17 | 2020-11-30 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 44 | National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 This bill provides statutory authority for the registered apprenticeship program within the Department of Labor (DOL), provides for related grant programs, and contains related provisions. The bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Apprenticeship (OA) within DOL. The OA's responsibilities include (1) supporting the development of apprenticeship models; (2) recognizing qualified state apprenticeship agencies, and operating apprenticeship offices in states without a recognized agency; (3) providing technical assistance to state agencies; (4) periodically updating requirements for each occupation in the apprenticeship program and determining whether to approve new occupations for the program; (5) promoting greater diversity in the national apprenticeship system; and (6) awarding grants provided under this bill. The bill also establishes in statute the responsibilities of state apprenticeship agencies and offices, including (1) providing technical assistance to stakeholders, (2) resolving complaints, (3) establishing state performance goals, and (4) including in its written plan a description of how its apprenticeship programs align with the skills needs of the state's employers. The OA shall enter into an agreement with the Department of Education to promote the integration and alignment of apprenticeship programs with secondary, postsecondary, and adult education. The OA shall award grants to eligible entities to (1) expand national apprenticeship system programs, including by expanding pre-apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship programs; (2) encourage employer participation; and (3) strengthen alignment between the apprenticeship system and education providers. The bill provides statutory authority for criteria for various programs, including (1) quality standards for apprenticeships, (2) requirements for apprenticeship agreements between a program sponsor and an apprentice, and (3) acceptable uses for grant funds awarded under this bill. The bill also provides s… | 2023-01-11T13:44:18Z | |
| 116-hr-8302 | 116 | hr | 8302 | STANDARDS Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] | MI | D | L000592 | 2 | Strengthening Training and Accessibility for New and Diverse Apprenticeships through Relevant and Dependable Standards Act or the STANDARDS Act This bill directs the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor to formulate and promote the furtherance of quality standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices. | 2023-01-11T13:44:57Z | |
| 116-sres-690 | 116 | sres | 690 | A resolution designating September 2020 as "National Workforce Development Month". | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-14 | 2020-09-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5576; text: CR S5574-5575) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 31 | This resolution designates September 2020 as National Workforce Development Month. | 2021-12-29T21:58:33Z | |
| 116-hr-8213 | 116 | hr | 8213 | Layoff Prevention Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-09-11 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 1 | Layoff Prevention Act of 2020 This bill provides 100% of temporary federal financing of limited short-time compensation (STC) payments in states with existing or new STC programs. (STC, also known as work sharing, is a program within the federal-state unemployment system that provides pro-rated unemployment compensation to workers whose hours have been reduced in lieu of a layoff.) Certain states without an STC program may enter into an agreement with the Department of Labor under which Labor will temporarily finance 50% of the state's STC payments. If such a state subsequently enacts a state law implementing a STC program that meets federal requirements it shall be ineligible for such 50% financing, but shall be eligible for the 100% financing. Federal financing of STC payments is limited to 260 weeks. Labor must award grants to states that enact STC programs to implement or improve administration of such programs and promote and enroll employers in STC programs; develop and provide model legislative language for states to develop and enact STC programs, including periodically reviewing and revising such language; provide technical assistance and guidance in developing, enacting, and implementing STC programs; and establish certain STC reporting requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z | |
| 116-hr-8046 | 116 | hr | 8046 | Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-08-14 | 2020-08-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] | NY | R | K000386 | 5 | Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Labor to study and report on the factors affecting employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees with professional credentials obtained in other counties, including policy recommendations for assisting those individuals in obtaining skill-appropriate employment in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z | |
| 116-hr-8002 | 116 | hr | 8002 | Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-08-11 | 2020-08-11 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] | KS | R | E000298 | 15 | Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Act of 2020 This bill makes available payroll assistance to eligible aviation employers impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, aviation employers demonstrating that economic conditions require a permanent reduction or furlough of a portion of their employees may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury to receive up to 50% of the amount of base compensation and benefits for the 25% of its employees most at risk of such reduction or furlough, excluding senior executive employees. Assistance under this program is available through April 30, 2022, and Treasury must establish an application process and minimum eligibility requirements for participation in the program not later than 10 days after the enactment of this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:45:28Z | |
| 116-hr-7957 | 116 | hr | 7957 | High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] | MN | D | C001119 | 3 | High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020 This bill makes students attending, participating in distance learning through, or on vacation from a secondary school eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance. Such assistance is generally available to individuals who are otherwise ineligible for other unemployment compensation and unable to work as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). | 2023-01-11T13:45:29Z | |
| 116-hr-7959 | 116 | hr | 7959 | RICH Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C001114 | 1 | Returning Inappropriate Cash Handouts Act or the RICH Act This bill excludes individuals with adjusted gross income equal to or greater than $1 million from panedmic unemployment assistance and additional benefits under federal pandemic unemployment compensation. | 2023-01-11T13:45:29Z | |
| 116-s-4496 | 116 | s | 4496 | Bryce Raynor Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5284-5285) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Bryce Raynor Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Labor to issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards that protect employees from death and injury related to grease trap manholes. | 2023-01-11T13:45:17Z | |
| 116-s-4442 | 116 | s | 4442 | Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-08-05 | 2020-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 14 | Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020 This bill allows states to provide pandemic unemployment assistance to individuals who earn a combination of regular wages and a minimum of $7,250 of self-employed annual income (1) instead of regular unemployment compensation if they are otherwise eligible, or (2) if they are still employed at their regular-wage job, but unable to earn self-employed income due to circumstances related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, individuals earning such mixed income are only eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance if they are not eligible for regular unemployment and unable to work due to COVID-19. | 2023-01-11T13:45:20Z | |
| 116-s-4437 | 116 | s | 4437 | High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | S001203 | 1 | High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020 This bill makes students attending, participating in distance learning through, or on vacation from a secondary school eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance. Such assistance is generally available to individuals who are otherwise ineligible for other unemployment compensation and unable to work as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). | 2023-01-11T13:45:20Z | |
| 116-s-4378 | 116 | s | 4378 | Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] | UT | R | R000615 | 2 | Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2020 This bill modifies and extends certain pandemic unemployment programs and establishes requirements for state unemployment systems to process unemployment claims, transmit information, and address fraud. | 2023-01-11T13:45:33Z | |
| 116-s-4387 | 116 | s | 4387 | REO Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | MI | D | P000595 | 1 | REO Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Reentry Employment Opportunities Program to make grants for the purpose of providing job training opportunities to formerly incarcerated adults, youths, and young adults who have dropped out of school. Grants are awarded to entities such as nonprofit organizations, organizations serving women or a minority population, and state and local governments to carry out projects related to apprenticeship programs, occupational skills education, on-the-job training, work experience, job referrals, basic skills remediation, educational services, and work readiness activities for such individuals. | 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z | |
| 116-hr-7821 | 116 | hr | 7821 | Worker Relief and Security Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. | House | Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | B001292 | 39 | Worker Relief and Security Act of 2020 This bill extends, and expands eligibility for, pandemic unemployment assistance; it also extends federal pandemic unemployment compensation. | 2023-01-11T13:45:48Z | |
| 116-hr-7824 | 116 | hr | 7824 | Slave-Free Business Certification Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B001297 | 0 | Slave-Free Business Certification Act of 2020 This bill requires businesses with annual revenue greater than $500 million to audit their supply chains for labor practices or human trafficking activities that violate specified national or international standards and report the results to the Department of Labor. | 2023-01-11T13:45:48Z | |
| 116-hr-7846 | 116 | hr | 7846 | Support Working Families Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. | House | Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] | CA | D | P000618 | 8 | Support Working Families Act of 2020 This bill expands access to pandemic unemployment assistance for individuals with caregiving responsibilities when, due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), a school or facility is closed or only partially open, care is not available or affordable during the hours of available work, or attending a school or facility presents an unacceptable risk to a child or household. | 2023-01-11T13:45:47Z | |
| 116-hr-7849 | 116 | hr | 7849 | Renewable Energy Jobs Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] | CA | D | R000599 | 0 | Renewable Energy Jobs Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to certain eligible entities (i.e., renewable energy and energy efficiency employers and workforce development boards as primary entities and institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and labor organizations as secondary entities) to train individuals for careers in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. | 2023-08-19T01:00:26Z | |
| 116-hr-7852 | 116 | hr | 7852 | Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 1 | Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020 This bill expands an existing program to provide compensation to Department of Energy (DOE) employees and contractors for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and certain substances to cover additional workers with illnesses caused by toxic substances. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program shall cover DOE employees and contractors who are members of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort established under this bill. The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish rules for determining whether a DOE employee or contractor qualifies as a cohort member, including a list of qualifying diseases. The bill also requires the Department of Labor to create or update assessments of toxic substance exposure in each DOE facility. The bill also appropriates funds as necessary for DOE's assistance with certain Labor activities related to DOE facilities. Furthermore, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences shall conduct or support research on the epidemiological impacts of toxic substance exposure at DOE facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:45:47Z | |
| 116-s-4361 | 116 | s | 4361 | Worker Relief and Security Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4595-4596) | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 1 | Worker Relief and Security Act of 2020 This bill extends, and expands eligibility for, pandemic unemployment assistance; it also extends federal pandemic unemployment compensation. | 2023-01-11T13:45:33Z | |
| 116-s-4363 | 116 | s | 4363 | Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 0 | Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2020 This bill expands an existing program to provide compensation to Department of Energy (DOE) employees and contractors for illnesses caused by occupational exposure to radiation and certain substances to cover additional workers with illnesses caused by toxic substances. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program shall cover DOE employees and contractors who are members of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort established under this bill. The Department of Health and Human Services shall establish rules for determining whether a DOE employee or contractor qualifies as a cohort member, including a list of qualifying diseases. The bill also requires the Department of Labor to create or update assessments of toxic substance exposure in each DOE facility. The bill also appropriates funds as necessary for DOE's assistance with certain Labor activities related to DOE facilities. Furthermore, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences shall conduct or support research on the epidemiological impacts of toxic substance exposure at DOE facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:45:33Z | |
| 116-hr-7788 | 116 | hr | 7788 | Enabling Online and Virtual Workforce Training Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-24 | 2020-07-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] | PA | R | S001199 | 0 | Enabling Online and Virtual Workforce Training Act This bill authorizes certain providers of training services to provide online and virtual training services that lead to a reognized postsecondary credential for the period beginning on the enactment of this bill and ending on December 31, 2020. | 2023-01-11T13:45:49Z | |
| 116-hr-7739 | 116 | hr | 7739 | ESP Family Leave Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] | IL | D | C001117 | 24 | ESP Family Leave Act This bill provides that employees who are education support professionals will be considered as meeting the hours of service requirements to become eligible for family or medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, if they have worked a number of hours equal to not less than 60% of the total monthly hours expected for their job descriptions and duties, as assigned for the previous school year. The bill defines an education support professional as an employee within a public school or public institution of higher education which may include (1) paraeducators who provide instructional and noninstructional support; (2) secretarial, clerical, and administrative support staff; (3) custodians and maintenance service workers who provide building and grounds maintenance and repair; (4) skilled trade workers who provide services in schools, e.g., electricians, carpenters, and machinery operators; (5) workers who provide food service; (6) workers who provide school transportation and delivery services; (7) computer audiovisual, and language technical support staff; (8) security staff; (9) nursing, health, and therapy support staff; and (10) other staff that may serve public education students. The Department of Labor may provide a method for calculating leave under the Act for education support professionals. | 2023-01-11T13:45:51Z | |
| 116-hr-7744 | 116 | hr | 7744 | State Paid Leave for America Now (PLAN) Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] | CA | D | G000585 | 22 | State Paid Leave for America Now (PLAN) Act This bill reimburses state paid leave programs for the cost of providing benefits under such programs for circumstances related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). | 2023-01-11T13:45:51Z | |
| 116-hr-7762 | 116 | hr | 7762 | Back on Your Feet Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. | House | Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] | NM | D | T000484 | 1 | Back on Your Feet Act of 2020 This bill (1) extends pandemic unemployment programs established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act, (2) provides one-time payments to individuals who are no longer eligible for pandemic unemployment compensation because they have commenced employment, and (3) provides grants for the administration of state unemployment programs to states that implement certain employment-related policies. The bill also requires states to submit weekly reports to the Department of Labor on the status of backlogs in such states of the processing of unemployment claims. | 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z | |
| 116-s-4302 | 116 | s | 4302 | VICTORY Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] | IN | R | Y000064 | 1 | Volunteers in Contract Tracing or Recovery Act or the VICTORY Act This bill allows national service entities to modify existing grant programs to carry out activities to respond to a national emergency, including the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. | 2023-01-11T13:45:36Z | |
| 116-s-4303 | 116 | s | 4303 | Workforce Retention Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4474-4475) | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 5 | Workforce Retention Act of 2020 This bill extends temporary funding for short-time compensation (STC) programs through December 22, 2022, and establishes state requirements for permanent, federally-financed STC programs. (STC, also known as work sharing, is a program within the federal-state unemployment system that provides pro-rated unemployment compensation to workers whose hours have been reduced in lieu of a layoff.) | 2023-01-11T13:45:36Z | |
| 116-s-4316 | 116 | s | 4316 | State Paid Leave for America Now (PLAN) Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 2 | State Paid Leave for America Now (PLAN) Act This bill reimburses state paid leave programs for the cost of providing benefits under such programs for circumstances related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). | 2023-01-11T13:45:35Z | |
| 116-hr-7731 | 116 | hr | 7731 | Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] | NJ | R | V000133 | 0 | Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020 This bill establishes a grant program for states to provide employment training services to adults and dislocated workers. Of these funds, a specified amount must be allocated to areas most significantly impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. | 2023-01-11T13:45:52Z | |
| 116-s-4275 | 116 | s | 4275 | Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Integrity Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4425-4426) | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 4 | Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Integrity Act This bill requires applicants for pandemic unemployment assistance to provide state unemployment agencies with documentation substantiating their employment or planned commencement of employment, including self-employment. | 2023-01-11T13:45:37Z | |
| 116-s-4276 | 116 | s | 4276 | Emergency Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 1 | Emergency Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Act This bill establishes grants for states to provide workers in alternative work arrangements such as independent contractors, domestic workers, temporary workers, or self-employed individuals with portable, work-related benefits. Specifically, states must use such grants to address the state's administration of unemployment compensation and design and implement approaches to provide individuals in alternative work arrangements with benefits that may be maintained upon changing jobs including, but not limited to, paid leave, expanded unemployment compensation, and retirement savings options. | 2023-01-11T13:45:37Z | |
| 116-s-4283 | 116 | s | 4283 | Unemployment Insurance Technology and Accessibility Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 10 | Unemployment Insurance Technology and Accessibility Act of 2020 This bill provides grants for states to establish accessible, online systems to file claims for unemployment benefits. | 2023-01-11T13:45:36Z | |
| 116-hr-7700 | 116 | hr | 7700 | COVIDâ19 Mine Worker Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] | PA | D | C001090 | 44 | COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate health and safety standards to protect coal miners from occupational exposure to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Labor shall promulgate emergency standards within seven days of this bill's enactment, and such emergency standards shall be in force until permanent standards are established. Labor shall also collect data to track and investigate cases of exposure to COVID-19 among coal miners. | 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z | |
| 116-s-4236 | 116 | s | 4236 | Temporary Federal ESOP Grant Program Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] | WI | R | J000293 | 1 | Temporary Federal ESOP Grant Program Act of 2020 This bill establishes a grant program for businesses that establish or expand an employee stock ownership plan that meets the applicable federal requirements for such plans. | 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z | |
| 116-s-4239 | 116 | s | 4239 | Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 1 | Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020 This bill establishes a grant program for states to provide employment training services to adults and dislocated workers. Of these funds, a specified amount must be allocated to areas most significantly impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. | 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z | |
| 116-s-4241 | 116 | s | 4241 | Slave-Free Business Certification Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] | MO | R | H001089 | 0 | Slave-Free Business Certification Act of 2020 This bill requires businesses with annual revenue greater than $500 million to audit their supply chains for labor practices or human trafficking activities that violate specified national or international standards and report the results to the Department of Labor. | 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z | |
| 116-s-4244 | 116 | s | 4244 | Unemployment Insurance Systems Modernization Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] | IN | R | Y000064 | 1 | Unemployment Insurance Systems Modernization Act of 2020 This bill establishes requirements for state unemployment systems related to processing unemployment claims, transmitting information, and addressing fraud. | 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z | |
| 116-s-4252 | 116 | s | 4252 | Worker First Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 14 | Worker First Act of 2020 This bill provides incentive payments to states for unemployment compensation programs if the states implement certain policies with respect to worker safety, employment separation, compensation for individuals working reduced hours, and the minimum duration of benefits. | 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z | |
| 116-hr-7691 | 116 | hr | 7691 | Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-20 | 2020-07-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. | House | Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] | CA | D | S001150 | 45 | Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020 This bill allows states to provide pandemic unemployment assistance to individuals who earn a combination of regular wages and a minimum of $7,250 of self-employed annual income (1) instead of regular unemployment compensation if they are otherwise eligible, or (2) if they are still employed at their regular-wage job, but unable to earn self-employed income due to circumstances related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, individuals earning such mixed income are only eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance if they are not eligible for regular unemployment and unable to work due to COVID-19. | 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z | |
| 116-hr-7635 | 116 | hr | 7635 | To direct the Secretary of Labor to award grants to develop, administer, and evaluate early childhood education apprenticeships, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-16 | 2020-07-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] | KY | R | G000558 | 1 | This bill establishes a grant program for states to develop, administer, and evaluate apprenticeship programs focused on early childhood education. | 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z | |
| 116-hr-7638 | 116 | hr | 7638 | Restoring Worker Power Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-16 | 2020-09-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] | MA | D | K000379 | 11 | Restoring Worker Power Act of 2020 This bill establishes various requirements related to temporary workers, including providing such workers with (1) wages that are not less than those of permanent employees performing substantially similar work, (2) descriptions of work assignments, and (3) itemized statements of wages. | 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z | |
| 116-hr-7649 | 116 | hr | 7649 | Jobs to Fight COVIDâ19 Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-16 | 2020-07-16 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] | NY | D | M001206 | 2 | Jobs to Fight COVID-19 Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to states and other governmental and native American entities to (1) support the recruitment, placement, and training of—and provide employment to—certain individuals seeking employment in COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) contact tracing and pandemic response positions; and (2) assist with the transition to new employment or education and training of these individuals in preparation for and upon termination of such employment. The employees must be paid at least the required prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services and state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments, must establish and implement a national evidence-based system for COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, surveillance, containment, and mitigation. The CDC shall also award grants or contracts to these entities for such activities and to public entities to implement multilingual and culturally appropriate COVID-19 awareness campaigns. | 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z | |
| 116-hr-7538 | 116 | hr | 7538 | Essential Workforce Parity Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-09 | 2020-07-09 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and 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. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] | PA | R | K000376 | 1 | Essential Workforce Parity Act This bill limits the liability of health care professionals and related health care entities for certain harm caused in the course of arranging or providing health care services during and shortly after the COVID-19 public health emergency. | 2023-01-11T13:45:59Z | |
| 116-hr-7545 | 116 | hr | 7545 | Transportation and Infrastructure Profession Opportunity Grants Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-09 | 2020-07-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 0 | Transportation and Infrastructure Profession Opportunity Grants Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to provide education and training for transportation and infrastructure professions that are experiencing labor shortages or are in high demand. Entities eligible for these grants include local workforce development boards, states, territories, tribes, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and labor organizations. | 2023-01-11T13:45:59Z | |
| 116-hr-7560 | 116 | hr | 7560 | Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-09 | 2020-07-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. | House | Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] | CO | D | P000593 | 1 | Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020 This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study and report on the contents and composition of certain firefighting equipment. Such study shall examine perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, in new and unused personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters. PFAS are man-made substances that may have adverse human health effects, and which are contained in a variety of PPE. Specifically NIST must study (1) the identity, prevalence, and concentration of PFAS in such PPE; (2) the conditions and extent to which PFAS are released into the environment from the degradation of such PPE from normal use by firefighters; and (3) the relative risk of exposure to PFAS faced by firefighters. NIST shall issue a solicitation for research proposals to carry out recommendations from its report and award grants to applicants that submit proposals to develop safe alternatives to PFAS in firefighters' PPE. | 2023-01-11T13:45:58Z | |
| 116-hres-1044 | 116 | hres | 1044 | Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-09 | 2020-07-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | S001156 | 137 | This resolution expresses support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. (A journeyman lineworker is a person who builds and maintains electrical power systems.) | 2023-01-11T13:45:44Z | |
| 116-hr-7495 | 116 | hr | 7495 | WORK NOW Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-06 | 2020-07-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | S001156 | 10 | Work Opportunities and Resources to Keep Nonprofit Organizations Well Act or the WORK NOW Act This bill establishes a grant program for the purpose of providing emergency relief to nonprofit organizations, prioritizing organizations that provide services related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Organizations receiving funding must use not less than 60% of these funds to hire new employees. | 2023-01-11T13:46:01Z | |
| 116-hr-7485 | 116 | hr | 7485 | Secure And Fair Elections for Workers Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] | MI | D | L000592 | 70 | SAFE Workers Act or the Secure And Fair Elections for Workers Act This bill requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to provide employees with the ability to vote remotely by telephone or the internet in union representation elections during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill further permits the NLRB's use of appropriations to issue directives or regulations providing for electronic voting methods. | 2023-01-11T13:46:01Z | |
| 116-hr-7487 | 116 | hr | 7487 | PLACE Act | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-02 | 2020-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] | ME | D | P000597 | 0 | Promoting Local Arts and Creative Economy Workforce Act of 2020 or the PLACE Act This bill establishes or amends programs and activities to provide for opportunities for education or job training in a creative industry or occupation. | 2023-01-11T13:46:01Z | |
| 116-s-4192 | 116 | s | 4192 | Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2020 | Labor and Employment | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] | MA | D | W000817 | 3 | Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2020 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 sets 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 also revises 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. | 2023-01-11T13:45:40Z |
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