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96-hr-8414 96 hr 8414 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the requirement that States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week by the amount of certain retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-12-03 1980-12-03 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24] NY D O000134 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement that States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week to an eligible individual by the amount of certain retirement benefits received by such individual. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-8339 96 hr 8339 A bill to amend the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments of 1978 to exclude from participation individuals advocating the violent overthrow of the United States government. Labor and Employment 1980-11-13 1980-11-13 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5] VA D D000038 30 Amends the Comprehensive Employment Training Act Amendments of 1978 to exclude from participation in any program authorized by such Act any person who publicly advocates the violent overthrow of the United States or has so advocated such a course of action within a specified prior period. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-8322 96 hr 8322 A bill relating to the effective date of the amendment contained in the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 which relates to the treatment of certain retirement benefits under State unemployment compensation laws. Labor and Employment 1980-11-12 1980-11-12 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] NY R M000808 0 Revises a Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 amendment to the Internal Revenue Code, which limits the current requirement that an individual's State unemployment compensation be reduced by pension amounts received, to make such limitation applicable (as of March 31, 1980) to certifications of State unemployment compensation plans for 1980 as well as to certifications of State plans for 1981 and subsequent years. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-8324 96 hr 8324 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the requirement that unemployment compensation be reduced by certain retirement benefits will not apply to social security and railroad retirement benefits. Labor and Employment 1980-11-12 1980-11-12 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] TN R Q000013 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt social security and railroad retirement benefits from the requirement that State unemployment plans reduce unemployment compensation by the amount of pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or other similar payments. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-8302 96 hr 8302 Employee Retirement Savings Contribution Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-10-02 1980-10-02 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] TX D P000328 0 Employee Retirement Savings Contribution Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employees who are participants in tax-qualified employer retirement plans an income tax deduction for contributions to such plans or to individual retirement accounts. Limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of 15 percent of the employee's compensation for the taxable year, or $1,500. Disallows such deduction for: (1) individuals claiming a deduction for contributions for retirement savings; and (2) government employees who are participants in a plan established by a Federal or State instrumentality. Excludes amounts contributed by an employee pursuant to the terms of this Act from the gross income of such employee. 2025-09-02T13:55:07Z  
96-hr-8259 96 hr 8259 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the requirement that unemployment compensation be reduced by certain retirement benefits will not apply to social security and railroad retirement benefits. Labor and Employment 1980-10-01 1980-10-01 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9] NJ R H000722 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt social security and railroad retirement benefits from the requirement that State unemployment plans reduce unemployment compensation by the amount of pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or other similar payments. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-8218 96 hr 8218 A bill relating to the effective date of the amendment contained in the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 which relates to the treatment of certain retirement benefits under State unemployment compensation laws. Labor and Employment 1980-09-25 1980-09-25 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17] NY D M001098 0 Revises a Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 amendment to the Internal Revenue Code, which limits the current requirement that an individual's State unemployment compensation be reduced by pension amounts received, to make such limitation applicable (as of March 31, 1980) to certifications of State unemployment compensation plans for 1980 as well as to certifications of State plans for 1981 and subsequent years. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-8195 96 hr 8195 An act to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to extend certain cost-of-living increases. Labor and Employment 1980-09-24 1980-12-23 Public Law 96-582. House Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] NJ D F000215 6 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to extend for one year cost-of-living increases for railroad employee annuitants. Directs representatives of employees and representatives of carriers to submit, by March 1, 1981, to the appropriate committees of the House and Senate a report containing recommendations to insure financial solvency of the retirement fund. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-s-3151 96 s 3151 A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, for the purpose of waiving preemption in the case of the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act. Labor and Employment 1980-09-24 1980-09-24 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] HI D M000250 1 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to preempt the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Law only with regard to reporting, fiduciary responsibility, and administration. 2021-06-14T20:09:56Z  
96-hr-8186 96 hr 8186 Terminated Employee Pension Restoration Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-09-23 1980-09-23 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3] MI D W000682 8 Terminated Employee Pension Restoration Act of 1980 - Authorizes payment of a Federal annuity to persons or spouses of such persons who: (1) were participants in a private employee pension plan which was terminated before July 1, 1974; (2) had immediately before termination a nonforfeitable benefit under the plan; and (3) have not received payment in full of such benefit because of the plan's termination. Sets forth the method of computing the annuity. Directs the Secretary of Labor to approve a claim for such an annuity if the claim meets the Secretary's regulations and includes evidence establishing that the claimant is a qualified participant or a qualified spouse. Sets forth the procedure for review of denial of such an annuity claim. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make annuity payments to entitled individuals after receipt of specified information from the Secretary of Labor. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to work with other Federal agencies to avoid unnecessary expense and duplication of functions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require disclosure of tax return information to Labor Department employees for comparison of specified records in order to establish the validity of an annuity claim. 2025-09-02T13:55:08Z  
96-s-3139 96 s 3139 A bill to amend the Longshoreman's and Harbor Workers Compensation Act to provide that in the case of injuries to persons covered by such Act the liability of owners, operators, or charterers of vessels engaged in activities on the Outer Continental Shelf shall be limited to damages attributable to their negligence. Labor and Employment 1980-09-23 1980-09-23 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] TX R T000322 0 Amends the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to limit the liability of owners, operators, or charterers of vessels engaged in activities on the Outer Continental Shelf for injuries to persons covered by such Act to damages attributable to their negligence. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-s-3135 96 s 3135 Federal Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-09-22 1980-09-22 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Federal Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 - Authorizes any State to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Labor to pay Federal Supplemental Benefits to each unemployed individual meeting specified requirements whose week of unemployment begins in a Federal supplemental benefit period. Requires such agreement to provide that the State agency will establish a compensation account for each eligible individual who files an application for Federal Supplemental Benefits equal to 100 percent of the total sharable regular and extended unemployment compensation. Requires each such State agreement to contain specified provisions relating to the amount of such benefits, the eligibility of individuals, and the applicability of State laws. Deems the terms and conditions of such State agreements to express the rights and obligations of individual benefit claimants. Specifies the effective date of each such State program. Terminates all such programs on March 31, 1981. Sets forth penalties for individuals who knowingly make a false statement or do not disclose a material fact. Requires an individual who received any undue benefits to repay the State agency unless the State agency waives recovery. Authorizes a State agency to recover a previously unrecovered or non-waived overpayment by: (1) deductions from any Federal Supplemental Benefits payable to such individual; and (2) deductions from compensation payable to such individual under any other Federal or State unemployment compensation law. Prohibits recovery of the overpayment unless such repayment or recoupment is accomplished, or a civil suit is commenced, within a specified three-year period. Limits any single deduction for repayment to 50 percent of the amount from which such deduction is made. Prohibits any such deduction and repayment until a final determination has been made after an opportunity for a fair hearing has been given. Requires such final determination to be subject to appeal and review. Requires payment of 100 percent of the … 2025-09-02T13:57:06Z  
96-hr-8146 96 hr 8146 Federal Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-09-18 1980-11-20 Conference scheduled in Senate. House Rep. Corman, James C. [D-CA-21] CA D C000780 4 (Senate receded and concurred in its amendments with an amendment) Federal Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 - Authorizes any State to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Labor to pay Federal supplemental compensation to an individual who meets specified requirements for any week of unemployment which begins in an extended benefit period for such individual. States that no payment shall be made to an individual for any week of unemployment which begins more than two years after the end of the benefit year for which such individual has exhausted rights to regular compensation. Provides that the amount of Federal supplemental compensation payable to an individual for any week of unemployment shall equal the amount of regular compensation, including dependents' allowances, payable during the benefit year under State law. Makes State law applicable to any claims for Federal supplemental compensation. Requires that, under any agreement under this Act, a State establish a Federal supplemental compensation account for each eligible individual who applies for such compensation. Specifies the amount to be placed in such account. Sets forth the time during which such compensation is payable. Terminates such compensation after March 31, 1981. Requires payment of 100 percent of the amount which a State under this Act pays in Federal supplemental compensation. Declares that no such payment shall be made to a State for any amount for which the State is entitled to reimbursement under any Federal law other than this Act. Directs the Secretary to estimate the amounts to which a State is entitled each calendar month under this Act and to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the sums for payment under this Act. Disallows further Federal supplemental compensation to and imposes criminal sanctions on an individual who receives undue compensation as a result of fraud. Authorizes a State to require such individual to repay such undue compensation unless a State agency waives such repayment. … 2025-09-02T13:55:00Z  
96-sres-523 96 sres 523 A resolution to designate the week of October 6 through October 12, 1980, as "National Productivity Improvement Week". Labor and Employment 1980-09-18 1980-09-29 Measure passed Senate. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 31 Designates the week of October 6 through October 12, 1980, as "National Productivity Improvement Week." 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
96-hr-8118 96 hr 8118 Federal Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-09-16 1980-09-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Corman, James C. [D-CA-21] CA D C000780 0 Federal Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 - Authorizes any State to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Labor to pay Federal Supplemental Benefits to each unemployed individual meeting specified requirements whose week of unemployment begins in a Federal supplemental benefit period. Requires such agreement to provide that the State agency will establish a compensation account for each eligible individual who files an application for Federal Supplemental Benefits equal to 100 percent of the total sharable regular and extended unemployment compensation. Requires each such State agreement to contain specified provisions relating to the amount of such benefits, the eligibility of individuals, and the applicability of State laws. Deems the terms and conditions of such State agreements to express the rights and obligations of individual benefit claimants. Specifies the beginning of each such State program. Terminates all such programs on March 31, 1981. Sets forth penalties for individuals who knowingly make a false statement or do not disclose a material fact. Requires an individual who received any undue benefits to repay the State agency unless the State agency waives recovery. Authorizes a State agency to recover a previously unrecovered or non-waived overpayment by: (1) deductions from any Federal Supplemental Benefits payable to such individual; and (2) deductions from compensation payable to such individual under any other Federal or State unemployment compensation law. Prohibits recovery of the overpayment unless such repayment or recoupment is accomplished, or a civil suit is commenced, within a specified three-year period. Limits any single deduction for repayment to 50 percent of the amount from which such deduction is made. Prohibits any such deduction and repayment until a final determination has been made after an opportunity for a fair hearing has been given. Requires such final determination to be subject to appeal and review. Requires payment of 100 percent of the a… 2025-09-02T13:55:01Z  
96-hr-8128 96 hr 8128 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the requirement that States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week by the amount of certain retirement benefits. Labor and Employment 1980-09-16 1980-09-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] NY D S000673 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement that States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week to an eligible individual by the amount of certain retirement benefits received by such individual. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-8091 96 hr 8091 A bill to amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to provide that in case of injuries to persons covered by such Act the liability of owners, operators, or charterers of vessels engaged in activities on the outer Continental Shelf shall be limited to damages attributable to their negligence. Labor and Employment 1980-09-08 1980-09-08 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [D-FL-8] FL D I000029 0 Amends the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to limit the liability of owners, operators, or charterers of vessels engaged in activities on the Outer Continental Shelf for injuries to persons covered by such Act to damages attributable to their negligence. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-8055 96 hr 8055 A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to raise the dollar volume test coverage of employees of enterprises engaged in commerce or the production of goods for commerce to $750,000. Labor and Employment 1980-08-28 1980-08-28 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Pickle, J. J. [D-TX-10] TX D P000328 0 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the required minimum annual gross volume of sales made or business done by an enterprise to $750,000 in order for the employees of an enterprise to be covered by such Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-8026 96 hr 8026 Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-08-26 1980-08-26 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] PA R G000291 2 Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 to revise the definition of "farm labor contractor" to: (1) broaden specified exclusions from such definition (thus broadening certain exemptions from coverage under such Act); and (2) exclude from such definition (and such coverage) any nonprofit or cooperative association of farmers, growers, ranchers, duly incorporated under appropriate State laws and operated solely for the mutual benefit of the members thereof, and any full-time or regular employee of such association or cooperative who engages in such activity solely for such employer. Adds other definitions relating to such revisions. Revises the definition of "agricultural employment" to specify that listed activities take place on a farm or ranch. Limits the definition of "migrant worker" to only those workers who cannot regularly return to their domicile each day after working hours, or who are transported from and to their domicile each workday by the person who recruits, solicits, hires, or furnishes such worker for agricultural employment on a farm or ranch owned or operated by another person. 2025-09-02T13:55:01Z  
96-hr-7990 96 hr 7990 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to permit certain post-retirement employment on the same basis as is permitted under the social security system. Labor and Employment 1980-08-21 1980-08-21 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] VT R J000072 0 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to permit certain postretirement employment by rail carrier annuitants on the same basis as is permitted under the social security system. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
96-hjres-596 96 hjres 596 A joint resolution to designate the week of October 6 through October 12, 1980, as "National Productivity Improvement Week". Labor and Employment 1980-08-19 1980-08-19 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] GA D L000265 139 Designates the week of October 6 through October 12, 1980, as "National Productivity Improvement Week." 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
96-hr-7932 96 hr 7932 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the requirement that States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week by the amount of certain retirement benefits and to prohibit any reduction in unemployment compensation because of the receipt of social security or railroad retirement benefits. Labor and Employment 1980-08-18 1980-08-18 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] NY D D000471 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement that States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week by the amount of pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or other similar payments. Prohibits denial or reduction of unemployment compensation to an individual solely because of social security or railroad retirement benefits received. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-s-3012 96 s 3012 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the requirement that the States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week by the amount of certain retirement benefits, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-08-05 1980-08-05 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] NY R J000064 12 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement that States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week to an eligible individual by the amount of certain retirement benefits received by such individual. 2021-06-14T20:09:22Z  
96-s-3022 96 s 3022 A bill to encourage States to provide unemployment benefits to certain partially unemployed workers, and to amend the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act to permit certain employees to work a ten-hour day in the case of a four-day work week, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-08-05 1980-08-05 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK] OK R B000351 0 Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop legislation which may be used by States as a model in developing and enacting short-time compensation programs. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make grants, and provide technical assistance, to States to assist in developing, enacting, and implementing short-time compensation programs; and (2) require specified provisions to assure minimum uniformity, even though States are encouraged to experiment. Defines a "short-time compensation program" as one under which: (1) individuals whose workweek has been reduced, pursuant to a qualified employer plan, by at least ten percent will be eligible for at least a pro rata portion of the unemployment benefits payable if such individual were totally unemployed; (2) such short-time compensation benefits shall be financed (a) by the usual manner of charging reserve accounts by experience rating, where employers have positive reserve accounts, or (b) by employers with negative reserve accounts being required to reimburse the trust fund quarterly; (3) eligible employees may apply for and collect short-time compensation or regular unemployment compensation benefits, as needed, but may not collect more than the maximum unemployment compensation benefit for full-time unemployment; and (4) eligible employees will not be expected to meet the availability for work or work search test requirement while collecting short-time compensation, but must be available for their normal workweek. Defines "qualified employer plan" as one under which there is a reduction in the number of hours worked by employees rather than total layoffs if: (1) such plan is approved by the State agency; (2) the employer certifies that the aggregate reduction in work hours pursuant to such plan is in lieu of total layoffs which would result in an equivalent reduction of work hours; (3) the employer continues to provide health and pension benefits to employees whose workweek is reduced under such plan at the same level provided before such reduction; and (4) the approp… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-hr-7904 96 hr 7904 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate the limitation of "years of service" credit for military service to wartime service. Labor and Employment 1980-07-31 1980-07-31 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to include all military service (presently only wartime military service) as years of service in computing the amount of an annuity for a retired railroad employee. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
96-hr-7868 96 hr 7868 Farm Labor Contractor Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-07-30 1980-07-30 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 24 Farm Labor Contractor Act of 1980 - Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 to exclude any labor union from the definition of "farm labor contractor" (thus exempting labor unions from coverage under such Act). Excludes also from such definition of "farm labor contractor" (but only grants a limited exemption from registration to): any farm, processor, cannery, gin, packing shed, or nursery which, whether or not for a fee, recruits, solicits, hires, furnishes, or transports migrant workers for its own operation, and its employees. Requires such entity and such employees to comply with specified obligations of farm labor contractors to ascertain and disclose certain information to each worker at the time the worker is recruited. Excludes also from such definition of "farm labor contractor" (thus exempting from coverage): (1) any farmer, processor, canner, ginner, packing shed operator, or nurseryman, regardless of the legal form of business organization, if he or she engages in any such activity individually on behalf of an operation owned and operated only by one or more members of his or her immediate family; (2) any employee of such entity who does not recruit, solicit, hire, furnish, or supervise migrant workers, but who may, at any one time, transport not more than two other employees in a vehicle owned or controlled by the entity for which the entity has complied with specified requirements as they pertain to vehicles; and (3) any farmer, processor, ginner, packing shed operator, or nurseryman that engages in such activity for its own operation, regardless of the legal form of business organization, which is owned and operated by one or more members of the same immediate family, or its employees, provided that not more than ten non-family employees performed agricultural labor for it on any single day during the preceding 12-month period. Makes the requirement that every farm contractor ascertain and disclose specified information to each worker at the time the worker is recruited applicab… 2025-09-02T13:54:56Z  
96-hr-7881 96 hr 7881 A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for one month the date on which the corporation must pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans. Labor and Employment 1980-07-30 1980-07-30 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ashbrook, John M. [R-OH-17] OH R A000221 0 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for two months (from August 1, 1980, to October 1, 1980) the date on which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation must pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans (i.e., prohibits the Corporation from making such payments to multiemployer pension plans which terminate before October 1, 1980, except in specified cases for which the Corporation is authorized to make such payments). 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2996 96 s 2996 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the provisions which increase the Federal unemployment tax in States which have outstanding loans will not apply if the State makes certain repayments. Labor and Employment 1980-07-30 1980-07-30 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the credit against Federal unemployment tax liability available to an employer shall not be reduced due to advances made to the unemployment account of a State under title XII (Advances to State Unemployment Funds) of the Social Security Act, if such State repays during the one-year period ending on November 9 of the taxable year the advances made to its unemployment account and such repayments are not less than the sum of the State's potential additional taxes for the taxable year, plus any advances made to such State during the one-year period. Denies any suspension of credit reduction to any State which has changed its tax and benefit structure so as to reduce the solvency of its unemployment compensation system. Allows renewal of a suspension of credit reduction if a State repays at least one-half of the amount of advances required to be repaid during the year of the suspension. Suspends such credit reduction penalty with respect to any State which pays extended benefits for at least six months under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970. Empowers the Secretary of Labor to require a State to furnish any information necessary to determine if such State has made proper repayments. 2021-06-14T20:09:19Z  
96-s-2997 96 s 2997 A bill to amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to provide for a cap on the increase in the Federal unemployment tax in the case of States meeting certain requirements. Labor and Employment 1980-07-30 1980-07-30 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to place a limitation on the amount of credit reduction with respect to the unemployment tax applied to States which have not repaid advances from the Federal Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. Limits the maximum credit reduction to the greater of: (1) 20 percent of the unemployment tax; or (2) the maximum percentage credit reduction in effect for the State in question for any preceding taxable year. Limits eligibility for such a ceiling on credit reduction to any State whose unemployment insurance program has: (1) an average tax rate compared to total wages which exceeds the average annual benefit cost for the preceding ten years; (2) a minimum tax rate not less than one percent of total wages; (3) an average tax rate compared to total wages 50 percent higher than the national average; and (4) a maximum tax rate which exceeds 2.7 percent. Prohibits an eligible State from lowering its tax rate schedules until the advances are fully repaid, except with the approval of the Secretary of Labor upon a determination that the State's unemployment compensation law provides sufficient financial stability to warrant a waiver. 2021-06-14T20:09:19Z  
96-hr-7849 96 hr 7849 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit certain multiyear pension plan distributions to be treated as qualifying rollover distributions. Labor and Employment 1980-07-28 1980-07-28 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9] NC R M000183 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit distributions from a tax-qualified deferred compensation plan which are made after the close of the taxable year but before the tax return filing date to be treated as being made on the last day of such taxable year. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-s-2984 96 s 2984 A bill to amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act with respect to the pension offset provision. Labor and Employment 1980-07-28 1980-07-28 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] RI D P000193 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to declare: (1) that specified requirements for approval of State laws relating to the reduction of unemployment benefits because of pension payments only apply in the case of a pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or other similar periodic payment under a plan maintained (or contributed to) by a base period or chargeable employer; and (2) that State law may provide limitations on the amount of any such reduction to take into account contributions made by the individual for the pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or other similar periodic payments. 2021-06-14T20:09:15Z  
96-s-2973 96 s 2973 A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to clarify exemptions from such Acts for the funding by insurance companies of certain employee benefit plans. Labor and Employment 1980-07-25 1980-07-25 Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] MD D S000064 1 Amends the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise provisions exempting specified securities from such Acts to: (1) include within the exemption, interest in a trust fund or securities arising out of an insurance contract in connection with a governmental employee benefit plan; but (2) exclude plans which are funded by an annuity contract. Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to include within the exemption from such Act governmental employee benefit plans and single trust funds maintained by a bank. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
96-s-2979 96 s 2979 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to assure sufficient resources to pay current and future benefits and to extend certain cost-of-living increases. Labor and Employment 1980-07-25 1980-07-25 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] OH D M000678 17 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to extend specified cost-of-living increases for railroad employee annuitants. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the excise tax paid by employers on employees' compensation so as to generate funds to finance such increases. Directs the Railroad Retirement Board, not later than 30 days before the beginning of a calendar year, to determine the account balance-benefit ratio for such calendar year. Directs the Board to publish a notice in the Federal Register of such ratio and of the tax rate applicable under this Act. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-hr-7818 96 hr 7818 A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to increase the maximum daily benefit from $25 to $40. Labor and Employment 1980-07-24 1980-07-24 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] TN R D000534 0 Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to increase the maximum daily benefit for unemployment or sickness from $25 to $40. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
96-hr-7824 96 hr 7824 Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-07-24 1980-07-24 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 155 Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 to revise the definition of "farm labor contractor" to: (1) broaden specified exclusions from such definition (thus broadening certain exemptions from coverage under such Act); and (2) exclude from such definition (and such coverage) any nonprofit or cooperative association of farmers, growers, or ranchers, duly incorporated under appropriate State laws, and operated solely for the mutual benefit of the members thereof, and any full-time or regular employee of such association or cooperative who engages in such activity solely for such employer. Adds other definitions relating to such revisions. Revises the definition of "agricultural employment" to specify that listed activities take place on a farm or ranch. Limits the definition of "migrant worker" to mean (among individuals engaged in agricultural employment on a farm or ranch on a seasonal or temporary basis) only those who cannot regularly return to their domicile each day after working hours, or who are transported from and to their domicile each workday by the person who recruits, solicits, hires, or furnishes such worker for agricultural employment on a farm or ranch owned or operated by another person. 2025-09-02T13:54:56Z  
96-hr-7800 96 hr 7800 A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the restriction on the employment in certain occupations of individuals below the age of 18 who are high school graduates and who have received appropriate vocational education in such occupations. Labor and Employment 1980-07-23 1980-07-23 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-15] IL R C000773 0 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from restrictions on "oppressive child labor" the employment in any occupation of any person who is a graduate of a secondary school and who has received appropriate (as determined by the Secretary of Labor) vocational education in such occupation. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7793 96 hr 7793 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to assure sufficient resources to pay current and future benefits and to extend certain cost-of-living increases. Labor and Employment 1980-07-22 1980-07-22 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Staggers, Harley O. [D-WV-2] WV D S000778 16 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to extend specified cost-of-living increases for railroad employee annuitants. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (Tax on Employers) to increase the excise tax paid by employers on employees' compensation so as to generate funds to finance such increases. Directs the Railroad Retirement Board, not later than 30 days before the beginning of a calendar year, to determine the account balance-benefit ratio for such calendar year. Directs the Board to publish a notice in the Federal Register of such ratio and of the tax rate applicable under this Act. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-7771 96 hr 7771 A bill to amend the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to require overtime compensation only for hours of employment in excess of forty hours on a workweek. Labor and Employment 1980-07-21 1980-07-21 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] ID R H000171 0 Amends the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to limit overtime compensation for public contracts employment to only those hours of employment in excess of forty hours in a workweek (current law also requires overtime compensation for hours in excess of eight hours in a workday). 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7734 96 hr 7734 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the requirement that States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week by the amount of certain retirement benefits. Labor and Employment 1980-07-02 1980-07-02 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] NJ D G000511 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement that States reduce the amount of unemployment compensation payable for any week to an eligible individual by the amount of certain retirement benefits received by such individual. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-7745 96 hr 7745 A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide that certain amounts available for disbursements under section 424 of such Act shall be available for the payment of benefits and reimbursements in the case of miners whose last coal mine employment occurred before July 1, 1973. Labor and Employment 1980-07-02 1980-12-02 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 20 Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to require employment in a mine after June 30, 1973 (currently, December 31, 1969) in order to receive black lung benefits from a mine operator. Makes the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund available for: (1) paying the claims of miners last employed before July 1, 1973; and (2) reimbursing operators for claims of miners last employed between January 1, 1970, and June 30, 1973. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7712 96 hr 7712 A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the effect of such Act on certain State laws regulating insurance, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-07-01 1980-07-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Moore, W. Henson [R-LA-6] LA R M000923 0 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that ERISA's preemption of not otherwise exempt State laws relating to employee benefit plans shall apply only to a plan, fund, or program determined to be an employee welfare benefit plan by the Secretary of Labor within 180 days of a request filed by any person within 30 days after the effective date of such plan, fund, or program, or any amendment thereto. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7685 96 hr 7685 A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for one month the date on which the corporation must pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans. Labor and Employment 1980-06-27 1980-06-30 Public Law 96-293. House Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4] NJ D T000200 1 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for one month (from July 1, 1980 to August 1, 1980) the date on which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation must pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans (i.e., prohibits the Corporation from making such payments to multiemployer pension plans which terminate before August 1, 1980, except in specified cases for which the Corporation is authorized to make such payments). 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7672 96 hr 7672 Farm Labor Contractor Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-06-26 1980-06-26 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] MI D F000270 0 Farm Labor Contractor Act of 1980 - Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 to exclude any labor union from the definition of "farm labor contractor" (thus exempting labor unions from coverage under such Act). Excludes also from such definition of "farm labor contractor" (but only grants a limited exemption from registration to): any farmer, processor, canner, ginner, packing shed operator, or nurseryman who, whether or not for a fee, recruits, solicits, hires, furnishes, or transports migrant workers for its own operation, and its employees. Requires such entity and such employees to comply with specified obligations of farm labor contractors to ascertain and disclose certain information to each worker at the time the worker is recruited. Excludes also from such definition of "farm labor contractor" (thus exempting from coverage): (1) any farmer, processor, canner, ginner, packing shed operator, or nurseryman, regardless of the legal form of business organization, if he or she engages in any such activity individually on behalf of an operation owned and operated only by one or more members of his or her immediate family; (2) any employee of such entity who does not recruit, solicit, hire, furnish, or supervise migrant workers, but who may, at any one time, transport not more than two other employees in a vehicle owned or controlled by the entity for which the entity has complied with specified requirements as they pertain to vehicles; and (3) any farmer, processor, ginner, packing shed operator, or nurseryman that engages in such activity for its own operation, regardless of the legal form of business organization, which is owned and operated by one or more members of the same immediate family, or its employees, provided that not more than ten non-family employees performed agricultural labor for it on any single day during the preceding 12-month period. Excludes from the definition of "migrant worker" for purposes of such Act: an individual employed solely within a food processing or freez… 2025-09-02T13:54:51Z  
96-s-2887 96 s 2887 Labor Statistics Confidentiality Act Labor and Employment 1980-06-26 1980-10-02 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. Senate Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] NJ D W000502 1 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Labor Statistics Confidentiality Act - Defines "protected data" to mean any data: (1) collected by Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employees for use in a statistical program; (2) which could reasonably be uniquely associated with a person's identity; and (3) which was so designated by the Commissioner before the data was obtained. Defines "cooperative statistical data" to mean data collected by a State or local agency in accordance with a cooperative statistical program conducted jointly with the Bureau. Restricts the use of protected and cooperative statistical data to employees of the Bureau for the conduct of statistical programs of the Bureau only. Applies the provisions of this Act to data transferred from other Federal agencies to BLS. Allows the use of protected and cooperative statistical data for any purpose specified by the Commissioner in a manner that permits particular data to be associated with particular persons if certain notice requirements are met. Permits waiver of the restrictions of this Act with express written consent of the respondent. Immunizes such data from legal process, except for the purposes of enforcing this Act or when the data is otherwise available under the terms of this Act. Establishes a civil penalty of up to $5,000 and/or debarment from grants and contracts involving Department of Labor statistical programs for up to five years for violations of this Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7667 96 hr 7667 A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to clarify exemptions from such Acts for the funding by insurance companies of certain employee benefit plans. Labor and Employment 1980-06-25 1980-06-25 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Staggers, Harley O. [D-WV-2] WV D S000778 1 Amends the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise provisions exempting specified securities from such Acts to: (1) include within the exemption interest in a trust fund or securities arising out of an insurance contract in connection with a governmental employee benefit plan; but (2) exclude plans which are funded by an annuity contract. Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to include within the exemption from such Act governmental employee benefit plans and single trust funds maintained by a bank. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
96-hres-729 96 hres 729 A resolution to call on the President to declare a national emergency for the purpose of suspending the Davis-Bacon Act. Labor and Employment 1980-06-25 1980-06-25 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] TN R B000280 29 Calls on the President, in the exercise of authority under the Davis-Bacon Act, to declare a national economic emergency and suspend the provisions of such Act and the provisions of all other Acts providing for the payment of wages on the basis of determinations of the Secretary of Labor concerning wage rates on public works projects under such Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2875 96 s 2875 Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-06-25 1980-06-25 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] OK D B000639 39 Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 to revise the definition of "farm labor contractor" to: (1) broaden specified exclusions from such definition (thus broadening certain exemptions from coverage under such Act); and (2) exclude from such definition (and such coverage) any nonprofit or cooperative association of farmers, growers, ranchers, duly incorporated under appropriate State laws, and operated solely for the mutual benefit of the members thereof, and any full-time or regular employee of such association or cooperative who engages in such activity solely for such employer. Adds other definitions relating to such revisions. Revises the definition of "agricultural employment" to specify that listed activities take place on a farm or ranch. Limits the definition of "migrant worker" to only those workers who cannot regularly return to their domicile each day after working hours, or who are transported from and to their domicile each workday by the person who recruits, solicits, hires, or furnishes such worker for agricultural employment on a farm or ranch owned or operated by another person. 2025-09-02T13:56:56Z  
96-hconres-374 96 hconres 374 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the semiannual cost-of-living adjustments for Civil Service and military retirees. Labor and Employment 1980-06-24 1980-06-24 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] MD D L000413 0 Expresses the sense of Congress that reconciliation instructions directing various congressional committees to achieve legislative savings shall not apply to semiannual cost-of-living adjustments for civil service and military retirees. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
96-s-2860 96 s 2860 A bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Labor and Employment 1980-06-21 1980-06-21 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 0 Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to require operators of mines subject to the Act to notify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the type of construction and number of employees involved when any construction by a construction contractor is undertaken. Exempts a State or political subdivision of a State from coverage under the Act. Permits a State, at its election, to develop its own safety and health plan and to submit such plan to the Secretary of Labor for approval. Authorizes any State agency or court to assert jurisdiction under State law over any mandatory health or safety standard involving a State-owned mine. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-hr-7623 96 hr 7623 A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit the issuance of a citation by the Secretary of Labor after the initial inspection of any workplace of an employer, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-06-19 1980-06-19 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Deckard, Joel [R-IN-8] IN R D000183 6 Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue warning notices to employers before issuing citations. Sets forth procedures for the issuance of warning notices and citations. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7610 96 hr 7610 Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers Compensation Act Amendments of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-06-18 1980-06-18 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-14] IL R E000204 7 Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to revise the definition of "employee" to exclude (in addition to the currently excluded masters, or crew members, of any vessel) persons who at the time of injury were: (1) officers or employees of any government; (2) engaged in any employment which is not a direct or integral part of vessel loading, unloading, repairing, building, or breaking; or (3) providing services on or for any vessel less than 65 feet in length, while covered by a State workers' compensation program. Removes the conditions under which compensation for disability or death shall be payable. Increases the maximum rates of compensation for disability and extends such limits to compensation for death. Sets the maximum rate of compensation, with specified exceptions, at the lessor of: (1) an amount equal to 80 percent of the employee's spendable earnings; or (2) an amount equal to 200 percent of the applicable national average weekly wage. Defines "spendable earnings" as the employee's average weekly wage reduced by amounts required to be withheld under Federal and State tax laws. Directs the Secretary of Labor to publish tables in the Federal Register showing the amount of such "spendable earnings" for various wage levels. Entitles an employee to choose an attending physician from an applicable listing established by the deputy commissioner with jurisdiction with respect to such injury. Directs the deputy commissioner to actively supervise such medical care. Requires an attending physician who refers an employee to a medical specialist or consulting physician to notify the employer and submit a report, with reasons for such referral, to the employer and the deputy commissioner. Requires such specialists or consultants to submit reports in order to collect fees. Requires an employee seeking recovery of expenses for medical treatment or services to obtain such treatment in a specified manner and to provid… 2025-09-02T13:54:51Z  
96-hr-7619 96 hr 7619 A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act with regard to faculty. Labor and Employment 1980-06-18 1980-06-18 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4] NJ D T000200 0 Amends the National Labor Relations Act to specify that no faculty member or group of faculty members in any educational institution shall be deemed to be managerial or supervisory employees solely because the faculty member or group of faculty members participate in decisions with respect to courses, curriculum, personnel, or other matters of educational policy. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7594 96 hr 7594 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify provisions prohibiting discrimination in vesting standards under plans governing qualified trusts, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-06-17 1980-06-17 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Ashbrook, John M. [R-OH-17] OH R A000221 19 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that accruals of benefits or forfeitures in a tax- qualified deferred compensation plan, which would otherwise be deemed discriminatory against certain classes of employees, will not be considered to have taken place if: (1) the total present values of such nonforfeitable benefits attributable to employee-officers or shareholders is less than the total present values of nonforfeitable benefits of all other employees; (2) employee-officers or shareholders having nonforfeitable benefits constitute a reasonable cross section of plan participants; or (3) the deferred compensation plan provides that an employee who has completed at least four years of service has a nonforfeitable right to a specified percentage of the accrued benefit derived from employer contributions. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-s-2819 96 s 2819 A bill to amend section 13 (c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the procedures for granting a waiver for certain hand harvest laborers under that section, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-06-11 1980-06-11 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] WA D M000053 4 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to transfer from the Secretary of Labor to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the responsibility for determining whether the level and type of pesticides and other chemicals used in the harvesting of certain crops with particularly short harvesting seasons may cause a significant adverse effect on the health or well-being of the child agricultural laborers ages ten or eleven to whom a waiver of specified child labor provisions would apply. Continues to prohibit the Secretary from granting such a waiver if such a determination of adverse effect is made. Specifies that the requirement that such waiver only be granted if such employment would not be deleterious to such individuals' health or well-being is satisfied by the submission of signed statements from trained medical personnel in the affected region. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-hjres-565 96 hjres 565 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating June 1 through June 6, 1981, as "National Management Week". Labor and Employment 1980-06-10 1980-06-10 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] OH D H000074 2 Requests the President to designate June 1 through June 6, 1981, as "National Management Week." 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
96-hr-7533 96 hr 7533 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the vesting and discrimination requirements which apply to certain employer plans. Labor and Employment 1980-06-10 1980-06-10 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-35] NY R C000666 43 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that deferred compensation plans shall not be deemed as not satisfying minimum vesting standards even if there is a reasonable likelihood that the accrual of benefits or forfeitures under such plans will tend to discriminate in favor of employees who are officers, shareholders, or highly compensated. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-7529 96 hr 7529 Short Time Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-06-09 1980-06-09 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] CO D S000142 17 Short-Time Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to encourage States to provide unemployment benefits to individuals whose workweek is reduced pursuant to an employer plan under which such reductions are made in lieu of total layoffs. Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop legislation which may be used by States as a model in developing and enacting short-time compensation programs. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make grants, and provide technical assistance, to States to assist in developing, enacting, and implementing short-time compensation programs; and (2) require specified provisions to assure minimum uniformity, even though States are encouraged to experiment. Defines a "Short-time compensation program" as one under which: (1)individuals whose workweek has been reduced, pursuant to a qualified employer plan, by at least ten percent will be eligible for at least a pro rata portion of the unemployment benefits payable if such individual were totally unemployed; (2) such short- time compensation benefits shall be financed (a) by the usual manner of charging reserve accounts by experience rating, where employers have positive reserve accounts, or (b) by employers with negative reserve accounts being required to reimburse the trust fund quarterly; (3) eligible employees may apply for and collect short-time compensation or regular unemployment compensation benefits, as needed, but may not collect more than the maximum unemployment compensation benefit for full-time unemployment; and (4) eligible employees will not be expected to meet the availability for work or work search test requirement while collecting short-time compensation, but must be available for their normal workweek. Defines "qualified employer plan" as one under which there is a reduction in the number of hours worked by employees rather than total layoffs if: (1) such plan is approved by the State agency; (2) the employer certifies that the aggregate reduction in work hours pursuant to such plan is in… 2025-09-02T13:54:50Z  
96-hr-7518 96 hr 7518 Labor Statistic Respondent Privacy Protection Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-06-05 1980-06-05 Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. House Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4] NJ D T000200 0 Labor Statistic Respondent Privacy Protection Act of 1980 - Prohibits any employee of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from disclosing data requested under a pledge of confidentiality in connection with a statistical program which could reasonably be uniquely associated with the identity of any individual or establishment to which the data pertains, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner. Prohibits such data from being used to determine any right, privilege, benefit, or penalty, or to facilitate any investigation of an individual or establishment. Makes these provisions inapplicable to the use or disclosure by a State agency of data collected in accordance with a cooperative statistical program conducted jointly by the State and the Bureau. Authorizes the Commissioner of the Bureau to transfer data collected under a pledge of confidentiality to another Federal agency for statistical purposes only, in which event the protections of this Act shall continue in effect. Authorizes the Commissioner to set forth regulations establishing exceptions to the protections of this Act if the respondents are informed of the use or disclosure at the time the data is requested and a compelling public interest exists. Permits a respondent to waive the provisions of this Act in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner. Permits the Commissioner to make such waivers with respect to data collected at least 72 years prior to such waiver. Exempts from disclosure under any Federal, State, or local law (including the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts) and immunizes from legal process: (1) submissions exempt from disclosure under this Act; and (2) all data in the possession of any Federal, State, or local agency derived from data submitted to the Bureau under a pledge of confidentiality which could reasonably be uniquely associated with the identity of any individual or establishment. Subjects violators of this Act to a civil fine and/or debarment from participation in any statistical grant or contract wi… 2025-09-02T13:54:46Z  
96-s-2789 96 s 2789 Farm Labor Contractor Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-06-04 1980-06-04 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] NY R J000064 5 Farm Labor Contractor Act of 1980 - Amends the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963 to exclude any labor union from the definition of "farm labor contractor" (thus exempting labor unions from coverage under such Act). Excludes also from such definition of "farm labor contractor" (but only grants a limited exemption from registration to): any farm, processor, cannery, gin, packing shed, or nursery which, whether or not for a fee, recruits, solicits, hires, furnishes, or transports migrant workers for its own operation, and its employees. Requires such entity and such employees to comply with specified obligations of farm labor contractors to ascertain and disclose certain information to each worker at the time the worker is recruited. Excludes also from such definition of "farm labor contractor" (thus exempting from coverage): (1) any farmer, processor, canner, ginner, packing shed operator, or nurseryman, regardless of the legal form of business organization, if he or she engages in any such activity individually on behalf of an operation owned and operated only by one or more members of his or her immediate family; (2) any employee of such entity who does not recruit, solicit, hire, furnish, or supervise migrant workers, but who may, at any one time, transport not more than two other employees in a vehicle owned or controlled by the entity for which the entity has complied with specified requirements as they pertain to vehicles; and (3) any farmer, processor, ginner, packing shed operator, or nurseryman that engages in such activity for its own operation, regardless of the legal form of business organization, which is owned and operated by one or more members of the same immediate family, or its employees, provided that not more than ten non-family employees performed agricultural labor for it on any single day during the preceding 12-month period. Makes the requirement that every farm contractor ascertain and disclose specified information to each worker at the time the worker is recruited applicab… 2025-09-02T13:57:02Z  
96-sjres-182 96 sjres 182 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate November 14 of each year as "OPERATING ROOM NURSES DAY". Labor and Employment 1980-06-04 1980-06-04 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 14 Authorizes and requests the President to designate November 14 of each year as "Operating Room Nurses Day." 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
96-s-2775 96 s 2775 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the treatment of retirement and similar plans maintained for nonresident aliens. Labor and Employment 1980-06-02 1980-06-02 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 7 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the deductibility of employer contributions to a deferred compensation plan of employees who are nonresident aliens. 2021-06-14T20:08:29Z  
96-sjres-179 96 sjres 179 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating June 1 through June 7, 1980, as "National Management Week." Labor and Employment 1980-05-28 1980-05-28 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] OH D G000236 2 Authorizes and requests the President to designate June 1 through June 7, 1980, as "National Management Week." 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
96-hr-7401 96 hr 7401 A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to give employers and performers in the performing arts rights given by section 8(e) of such Act to employers and employees in similarly situated industries. Labor and Employment 1980-05-20 1980-05-20 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4] NJ D T000200 0 Amends the National Labor Relations Act to exclude persons in the relation of a leader, contractor, recording artist, purchaser of entertainment or music, booking agent or talent agency, promoter, producer, or persons similarly engaged or involved in an integrated production or performance of any kind in the entertainment industry, from coverage under unfair labor practice provisions prohibiting: (1) contracts or agreements between labor organizations and employers whereby an employer ceases or refrains from dealing with other employers or other persons; and (2) specified actions by labor organizations to force or require (a) employers or self-employed persons to make such contracts or agreements or to join any labor or employer organization or (b) any person to cease specified dealings with others or to force or require any other employer to recognize or bargain with a labor organization not certified as representative. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7402 96 hr 7402 A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to give to employers and performers in the performing arts the same rights given by section 8(f) of such Act to employers and employees in the construction industry, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-05-20 1980-05-20 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4] NJ D T000200 0 Amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that it shall not be an unfair labor practice for an employer (other than an employer in the broadcasting or motion picture industries) engaged primarily in the performing arts to make an agreement covering employees engaged or to be engaged in the performing arts with a labor organization of which performing artists are members (not established, maintained, or assisted by specified actions defined as an unfair labor practice) because: (1) the majority status of such labor organization has not been established prior to the making of such agreement; or (2) such agreement requires as a condition of employment membership in such labor organization after a specified period. Specifies that such exemption shall not set aside certain provisions under which an employer may not discriminate against an employee for non-membership in a labor organization if such membership was not available under generally applicable terms and conditions or was denied or terminated for reasons other than failure to pay uniformly required periodic dues or initiation fees. Provides that any agreement which would be invalid but for such exemption from the majority status requirement shall not be a bar to specified petitions. Includes for purposes of such Act under the definition of: (1) "employer," any person who is the purchaser of musical performance services regardless of whether the performer of such services is, himself, an independent contractor, employer, or employee of another employer; and (2) "employee," any individual having the status of an independent contractor who is engaged to perform musical services. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2742 96 s 2742 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that severance pay resulting from a plant closing shall be subject to tax at reduced rates. Labor and Employment 1980-05-20 1980-05-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] MN R D000566 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a separate income tax on the severance pay of unmarried individuals whose employment is terminated by a closing of their place of employment which appears reasonably likely to be permanent and which involves the discharge within a 12 month period of at least 75 percent of the employees. Allows an income tax deduction for severance pay received in a taxable year to the extent that such pay is included in the gross income of the taxpayer. 2021-06-14T20:08:22Z  
96-s-2708 96 s 2708 Private Sector Opportunities for the Economically Disadvantaged Amendments of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-05-15 1980-05-15 Placed on calendar in Senate. Senate Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] WI D N000033 0 Private Sector Opportunities for the Economically Disadvantaged Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1981 and 1982 to carry out title VII (private sector opportunities for the economically disadvantaged) programs. Includes among such program activities upgrading and retraining in accordance with specified provisions. Limits to six and one-half percent of the funds available for title VII the amount which may be used for upgrading and retraining. Requires participating employees to agree to hire one economically disadvantaged person for every employee participating in such upgrading or retraining program. Permits prime sponsors to establish programs to coordinate title VII activities with economic development programs receiving Federal financial assistance. 2025-09-02T13:56:56Z  
96-hjres-550 96 hjres 550 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating June 1 through June 7, 1980, as "National Management Week". Labor and Employment 1980-05-14 1980-05-14 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] OH D H000074 0 Requests the President to designate June 1 through June 7, 1980, as "National Management Week." 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
96-hr-7357 96 hr 7357 A bill to revise the State trigger provisions of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation program. Labor and Employment 1980-05-14 1980-05-14 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-29] NY R S000675 0 Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise the State trigger provisions of the Federal-State extended unemployment compensation program. Provides that a rate of insured unemployment under the State law for a specified period which is equal to or in excess of 80 percent (rather than 120 percent) of such rate for a previous period will be a part of the State "on" indicator for weeks under such program after the enactment of this Act. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-7335 96 hr 7335 Polygraph Control and Privacy Protection Act of 1979 Labor and Employment 1980-05-13 1980-05-13 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] NJ D R000374 0 Polygraph Control and Privacy Protection Act of 1979 - Prohibits any person engaged in interstate commerce from: (1) requiring any employee, officer, or applicant for employment to take a polygraph test in connection with such individual's employment; (2) denying employment or disciplining an employee by reason of such individual's refusal to submit to such test; or (3) using the results of such test in connection with such individual's employment. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of such provisions. Authorizes civil actions in U.S. district courts in behalf of aggrieved individuals. 2025-09-02T13:54:42Z  
96-hr-7315 96 hr 7315 National Economic Dislocation Prevention Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-05-08 1980-05-08 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] OH D O000001 0 National Economic Dislocation Act of 1980 - Requires a business concern to give notice, with an economic impact statement, to the Secretary of Labor and to affected employees, labor organizations, and local governments whenever such business concern intends to undertake a change of operations at an establishment which will result in an employment loss in any 18-month period for the lesser of 15 percent or 100 of the employees at such establishment. Requires, with exceptions, that such notice be given not later than one year before such business concern reduces the weekly wages or suspends or terminates the employment of any employee in connection with such change. Directs the Secretary to investigate and hold public hearings on specified matters related to such change upon receipt of a written request for such investigation from an affected labor organization or from at least ten percent of the employees at such establishment. Requires such request to be made within 60 days of receipt of notice. Authorizes the Secretary to investigate and hold closed hearings on such matters, without regard to whether such notice is given, upon: (1) a determination that such investigation would serve the purpose of this Act; or (2) a request from at least 50 percent of such employees. Empowers the Secretary to issue subpoenas for witnesses and evidence in such investigations. Directs the Secretary to prepare and publish a report of such investigation. Makes employees who accept employment with such business concerns, with knowledge that such notice has been given, ineligible for specified assistance under this Act. Requires such business concerns to give written statements of employment status to employees whose weekly wages are lowered by a specified amount or who are suspended or terminated. Stipulates that an employee will be deemed to suffer an employment loss if a business concern fails to: (1) give such a statement of employment status to an employee; or (2) include in such statement an assurance of increased wages or r… 2025-09-02T13:54:42Z  
96-hr-7283 96 hr 7283 A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments of compensation under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended. Labor and Employment 1980-05-07 1980-05-07 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Ashbrook, John M. [R-OH-17] OH R A000221 0 Revises the method of determining the cost-of-living adjustments in the civil service compensation payable on account of the disability or death of a Federal employee. Declares that such compensation for a death or disability which occurred before March 1 of each year shall be increased on that date by an amount representing the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index between December of the year prior to the preceding year and December of the preceding year. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7263 96 hr 7263 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the treatment of retirement and similar plans maintained for nonresident aliens. Labor and Employment 1980-05-06 1980-05-06 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-35] NY R C000666 10 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the deductibility of employer contributions to a deferred compensation plan for employees who are nonresident aliens. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
96-hr-7271 96 hr 7271 A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act with respect to the limitation on the rate of pay which may be established by the Mayor of the District of Columbia for the City Administrator. Labor and Employment 1980-05-06 1980-05-06 Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia. House Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] CA D D000222 0 Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to direct that the City Administrator be paid in accordance with the District government merit personnel system. 2021-06-14T19:43:14Z  
96-hr-7238 96 hr 7238 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for part A of title IV of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. Labor and Employment 1980-05-01 1980-05-15 Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor, H. Rept. 96-984. House Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] CA D H000367 0 Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the Youth Employment Demonstration Programs (title IV, part A) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-7196 96 hr 7196 Red Lung Benefits Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-04-29 1980-04-29 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL-7] AL D S000320 0 Red Lung Benefits Act of 1980 - Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide to iron miners benefits comparable to those provided to coal miners. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on iron ore producers comparable to that imposed on coal producers and to allow a deduction for contributions to a trust fund created to provide compensation for the death or disability of iron miners. 2025-09-02T13:54:39Z  
96-hr-7140 96 hr 7140 An act to amend Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for two months the date on which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation must pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans. Labor and Employment 1980-04-23 1980-04-30 Public Law 96-239. House Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4] NJ D T000200 1 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to extend to July 1, 1980, the period during which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation may pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans under circumstances provided for in such Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-s-2602 96 s 2602 Local Hire Preference Act Labor and Employment 1980-04-23 1980-04-23 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK] AK D G000388 0 Local Hire Preference Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that in any area of substantial unemployment an employer engaged in a federally assisted activity shall give preference in hiring to residents of such area. Directs the Secretary of Labor to prescribe by regulation the conditions for residence for individuals within the area of substantial unemployment in which the federally assisted activity is undertaken. Provides that preference need not be given: (1) to the extent that qualified individuals regularly residing in the area or State are not available for such work; (2) for reasonable needs to employ supervisory or specially experienced personnel to assure efficient execution; or (3) if there is an obligation to hire other individuals as a result of a lawful collective bargaining agreement (in which case, up to 20 percent of the total number of employees may be nonresidents). Requires that each executive agency include, in any contract, subcontract, agreement, or other arrangement with an employer conducting a federally assisted activity which is likely to involve the hiring of employees, provisions designed to insure that the employer will: (1) place notification of the jobs available under such activity with the State employment service and with the appropriate prime sponsor under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), together with specified information; and (2) give full consideration to all qualified applicants for jobs referred by the State employment agency or an appropriate prime sponsor. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations and procedures for notification by the State employment agency and the appropriate prime sponsor that qualified individuals seeking employment are not available in the area of substantial unemployment. Requires that each executive agency report annually to the Secretary and the Secretary report annually to the Congress on the carrying out of the policy set forth in this Act. Directs the Secretary to carry out the functions of thi… 2025-09-02T13:56:49Z  
96-s-2577 96 s 2577 A bill to amend the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to permit certain employees to work a ten-hour day in the case of a four-day workweek, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-04-17 1980-04-17 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK] OK R B000351 1 Amends the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act to revise overtime requirements to accommodate an alternative workweek of four ten-hour days for employees of Government contractors. Amends both such Acts to increase the minimum rate of overtime rate for such employees (whatever their regular workweek may be) to twice the regular rate of pay. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-sjres-164 96 sjres 164 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate June 17, 1980 as "Business Productivity Day". Labor and Employment 1980-04-17 1980-04-17 Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Requests the President to designate June 17, 1980, as "Business Productivity Day." 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
96-s-2571 96 s 2571 A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to assure equal protection for small businesses and to provide that certain employers who successfully contest citations or penalties under that Act will be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees and other reasonable costs. Labor and Employment 1980-04-16 1980-04-16 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 3 Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide that a small business employer who successfully contests a citation or penalty shall be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee and other reasonable litigation costs. Authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (in the case of a hearing) or the appropriate court (in the case of a civil action) to deny such awards upon a finding that the position of the Secretary of Labor or of the United States as a party to the proceeding was substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust. Authorizes the Commission or the court to reduce or deny such awards to the extent that the employer during the course of the proceedings engaged in conduct which unduly and unreasonably protracted the final resolution of the matter in controversy. Directs the Commission to establish procedural rules for submission and consideration of applications for such awards. Permits dissatisfied parties to petition for leave to appeal to the appropriate court to review the merits of the Commission's determination with respect to such awards. Prohibits any appeal from the court's denial of such a petition. Allows the court, if a petition is granted, to modify the Commission's determination only upon finding an abuse of discretion. Directs the Secretary to pay such awards from sums appropriated to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Prohibits the appropriation of any sums to the Administration specifically for the purpose of paying such awards. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the number, nature and amount of such awards during the preceding fiscal year. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
96-hjres-530 96 hjres 530 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating the week of April 20, 1980, "National Secretaries Week". Labor and Employment 1980-04-15 1980-04-15 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-21] IL R M000041 26 Requests the President to issue a proclamation declaring the week of April 20, 1980, as "National Secretaries Week". 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
96-hr-7045 96 hr 7045 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide spouses' and widows' benefits for certain divorced persons. Labor and Employment 1980-04-15 1980-04-15 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] TN R D000534 0 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide spouses' and widows' benefits to a divorced spouse of an annuitant under specified conditions. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
96-s-2518 96 s 2518 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-04-02 1980-04-02 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 2 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1980 - Authorizes States with approved unemployment compensation laws with extended compensation provisions to enter into and participate in (and to terminate upon 30 days' written notice) agreements with the Secretary of Labor that State agencies will make emergency compensation payments. Declares eligible for such payments individuals who have exhausted all rights to regular or extended State compensation, who have no rights to State or Federal compensation, and who are not receiving Canadian compensation for any week of unemployment which begins in an emergency benefit period and the individual's eligibility period or begins in an individual's additional eligibility period. Prohibits such payments for any week of unemployment which begins more than two years after the end of the benefit year for which the individual exhausted regular compensation rights. Declares that an emergency benefit period shall: (1) begin with the third week after a week for which there is a State "emergency on" indicator (when the rate of insured unemployment in such State for such week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks equaled or exceeded five percent); and (2) end with the third week after the first week for which there is a State "emergency off" indicator (when the rate of insured unemployment in such State for such week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks is less than five percent). Requires that, in the case of any State, no emergency benefit period shall last for a period of less than 13 consecutive weeks. Requires that the amount of emergency compensation payable to any individual for any week of total unemployment be equal to the regular compensation payable during the benefit year under State law. Requires that, under such agreements, States establish an emergency compensation account for each eligible applicant, in an amount equal to the lesser of 50 percent of the total amount of regular compensation payable to such applicant's most recent benefit year or 13 times the avera… 2025-09-02T13:56:46Z  
96-s-2530 96 s 2530 Employee Protection and Railroad Financing Modification Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-04-02 1980-06-28 Measure passed Senate, amended. Senate Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] NV D C000120 0 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Employee Protection and Railroad Financing Modification Act of 1980 - =Title I: Employee Protection= - Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to grant, to protected employees, a monthly displacement allowance for any calendar month within the period identified in this Act in which the employee is deprived of employment or is adversely affected with respect to compensation. Sets forth provisions for payment of such allowance. Specifies the duration of the monthly displacement allowance. Sets forth provisions for training and transfer of employees. Permits ConRail to offer a vacant position to not more than four protected non-contract employees. Directs ConRail to give such position to the protected employee accepting transfer whom ConRail considers to be best qualified for the particular position involved. Directs ConRail, the United States Railway Association, replacement operators, and acquiring railroads, as the case may be, to pay the allowances, expenses, and costs provided protected employees under this Act. Directs the Railroad Retirement Board, starting on October 1, 1980, to reimburse ConRail, the Association, replacement operators, and acquiring railroads for such allowances, expenses and costs up to an aggregate sum of $485,000,000. Limits the aggregate amount of such reimbursements to $180,000,000. Authorizes an annual appropriation of up to $485,000,000. Directs ConRail, the Association, replacement operators, and acquiring railroads to pay benefits otherwise reimbursable upon the exhaustion of such authorization. Authorizes appropriations for administrative expenses incurred by the Railroad Retirement Board and the Association. Directs the Association to: (1) audit the payment of benefits under this Act; and (2) report annually to Congress and the President. Sets forth technical amendments to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973. Directs the representatives of the various classes of crafts of the employees of a railroad in re… 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
96-hr-6990 96 hr 6990 A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the payment of benefits with respect to public safety officers who die of certain medical conditions sustained in the performance of duty. Labor and Employment 1980-04-01 1980-04-01 Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] MI D K000172 38 Extends death benefit coverage under title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include public safety officers who die as a result of a medical condition sustained while ingesting a poisonous substance or while subject to extreme physical stress, on a single occasion or during a single event, in the performance of duty. 2021-06-14T19:42:04Z  
96-hr-7006 96 hr 7006 Occupational Safety and Health Improvements Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-04-01 1980-04-01 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9] MI R V000027 1 Occupational Safety and Health Improvements Act of 1980 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exempt employers who maintain workplaces which qualify as non-hazardous, according to specified standards, from inspections or investigations, with specified exceptions. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with State workers' compensation or other appropriate State agencies under which such State agency will submit an annual list of all employers having one or more reported occupational injuries resulting in two or more lost workdays during the preceding year. Requires employers wishing to claim qualification for such exemptions to file an affidavit with the Secretary relating to the safety records of their workplaces. Limits the type or the amount of penalties which may be assessed against employers who maintain an advisory safety committee and a regular consultation program. Requires employers who qualify for exemptions from inspections or limitations on penalties to maintain records to which the Secretary has access. Provides for review by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and a U.S. court of appeals of rulings by the Secretary that workplaces do not qualify for exemptions from inspection or limitations on penalties. Prohibits considering consultant or committee reports or recommendations or employer assurances under this Act as evidence of a willful violation of such Act if the employer had a reasonable, good faith belief that the condition involved was not a violation. Prohibits specified liability claims against committees or consultants. Directs the Secretary to: (1) assist State agencies to make necessary procedural modifications; (2) report to Congress on State participation; (3) advise employers and employees of the provisions of this Act; (4) require inclusion of the provisions of this Act, or of similar provisions, for approval of State plans; (5) develop and implement other means to identify workplaces qualifying for exemption, as an alternative to… 2025-09-02T13:54:35Z  
96-hr-6969 96 hr 6969 A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to treat enlistment in the armed forces the same as any other employment or placement for purposes of the Wagner-Peyser Act. Labor and Employment 1980-03-28 1980-03-28 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] MO D S000465 15 Directs the Secretary of Labor to take any necessary action to insure that the enlistment of any individual in the U.S. Armed Forces is treated the same as any other employment or placement of an individual for purposes of the Wagner-Peyser Act (which established a national employment system). 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-6955 96 hr 6955 Emergency Remedies Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-03-27 1980-03-27 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] IL R M000692 0 Emergency Remedies Act of 1980 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to include industries engaged in energy distribution among the States or with foreign nations, or engaged in the production of energy for commerce, among those industries to be considered for purposes of specified emergency powers of the President under such Act. Includes peril to the economic stability of the Nation among the occasions for invoking such powers. Includes perils to regional, as well as to National, health, safety, or economic stability among such occasions. Authorizes the board of inquiry appointed by the President in an emergency under the National Labor Relations Act to recommend that emergency injunctions be accompanied by related orders necessary to compel the employer to pay employees a wage supplement while such injunction is in effect, upon determination by the Board that compelling employees to return to work at existing wage rates would be unduly advantageous to the employer and unduly disadvantageous to the employees. Directs the Board, in determining the amount of the wage supplement, to consider such relevant factors as the last offer of either party involved in the dispute, the increase in the cost of living since the last contract negotiation, and working conditions in the industry. Requires that members of the board of inquiry receive compensation, at the daily rate prescribed for GS-18, for each day actually spent by them in the work of the Board, together with necessary travel and subsistence expenses. Grants jurisdiction to issue wage supplement orders to U.S. district courts, which have jurisdiction of the parties and which are petitioned by the Attorney General under the direction of the President to enjoin strikes or lock-outs during such emergencies. Requires that any original injunction issued during a National or regional emergency be discharged on the 80th day after the day of its issuance, or, if earlier, on motion of the Attorney General upon certification of results of election or settlement or a… 2025-09-02T13:54:35Z  
96-hjres-517 96 hjres 517 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating September 3, 1980, as "National Postal Workers' Recognition Day". Labor and Employment 1980-03-24 1980-03-24 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-7] NY D A000052 0 Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 3, 1980, as "National Postal Workers' Recognition Day." 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
96-hr-6896 96 hr 6896 A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require employers to inform their employees regarding hazards associated with the handling and use of chemical substances, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-03-24 1980-03-24 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2] RI D B000279 0 Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require an employer to: (1) identify any chemical substances which are handled or used in connection with work performed at any workplace of such employer; (2) provide employees with clear and adequate information regarding any hazard associated with such handling and use; and (3) furnish employees with appropriate instruction regarding safety precautions to be followed in such handling and use. Establishes a civil penalty of up to $300,000 for each willful or repeated violation of such requirements. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-6856 96 hr 6856 A bill to require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to collect and report data concerning available but unfilled jobs in certain employment fields, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1980-03-19 1980-03-19 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] CA R D000044 3 Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in addition to its monthly collection of statistics and report on the volume of and changes in employment in specified fields, to collect statistics and report on job vacancies in such fields and to use the number of available but unfilled positions as an indicator. Requires that all statistics in its monthly report be derived from a data base which permits meaningful comparison of the statistics. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-6861 96 hr 6861 Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Improvements Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-03-19 1980-03-19 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] ID R H000171 1 Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Improvements Act of 1980 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to exempt farms or non-hazardous businesses with ten or less employees from coverage under such Act. Defines "non-hazardous business" as any business with an occupational injury incidence rate not exceeding seven percent. Exempts employers who maintain workplaces which qualify as non-hazardous, according to specified standards, from inspections or investigations, with specified exceptions. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with State workers' compensation or other appropriate State agencies under which such State agency will submit an annual list of all employers having one or more reported occupational injuries resulting in two or more lost workdays during the preceding year. Requires employers wishing to claim qualification for such exemptions to file an affidavit with the Secretary relating to the safety records of their workplaces. Limits the type or the amount of penalties which may be assessed against employers who maintain an advisory safety committee and a regular consultation program. Requires employers who qualify for exemptions from inspections or limitations on penalties to maintain records to which the Secretary has access. Provides for review by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and a U.S. court of appeals of rulings by the Secretary that workplaces do not qualify for exemptions from inspection or limitations on penalties. Prohibits considering consultant or committee reports or recommendations or employer assurances under this Act as evidence of a willful violation of such Act if the employer had a reasonable, good faith belief that the condition involved was not a violation. Prohibits specified liability claims against committees or consultants. Directs the Secretary to: (1) assist State agencies to make necessary procedural modifications; (2) report to Congress on State participation; (3) advise employers and employees of th… 2025-09-02T13:54:35Z  
96-hr-6862 96 hr 6862 OSHA Reform Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-03-19 1980-03-19 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] ID R H000171 2 OSHA Reform Act of 1980 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) to prohibit the assessment of a civil penalty which exceeds $500 for a serious violation or which exceeds $100 for a non-serious violation, if the violating employer maintains an advisory safety committee and a regular consultation program at the workplace. Permits employers to consult with workplace advisory safety committees to increase employee involvement and improve workplace conditions. Sets forth criteria which consultation programs and advisory safety committees must meet to qualify an employer for such penalty limitations. Requires employers claiming qualifications to maintain records to which the Secretary of Labor has access. Provides that rulings by the Secretary that a workplace does not qualify may be reviewed only by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and a U.S. court of appeals and only in conjunction with the contesting of a citation, abatement order, or proposed penalty. Declares that no report or recommendation of a consultant or advisory safety committee, or assurance by the employer, shall be considered as evidence of a willful violation if the employer had a reasonable, good faith belief that the condition involved was not a violation. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under OSHA to apply any OSHA provision to any employer: (1) of ten or fewer employees who in the preceding three consecutive years has been included in an industry category, at the most specific level for which such data are available, which has had an occupational illness and injury rate for all private sector employers of like size of less than the national average rate for all private sector employers; or (2) who has for the preceding three consecutive years had an occupational injury and illness rate less than the national average for all employers and who documents this to the Secretary. 2025-09-02T13:54:29Z  
96-hr-6796 96 hr 6796 A bill to amend and extend title VII of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. Labor and Employment 1980-03-12 1980-12-23 Public Law 96-583. House Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] CA D H000367 2 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1981 and 1982 to carry out title VII (private sector opportunities for the economically disadvantaged) programs. Revises the formulas for the allocation of funds under such title. Requires that ten percent of such funds be used by the Secretary of Labor to provide incentive bonuses to prime sponsors who promote coordination with economic development activities supported by Federal, State, or local funds. Prohibits taking funds used for such coordinated activities into account in the computation of cost per participant or cost per placement for purposes of program evaluation. Includes local economic development councils established under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 among those entities: (1) to which a proposed plan for activities must be made available by those receiving title VII assistance; and (2) from which prime sponsors receiving such assistance must appoint members to a private industry council (or from similar local economic development councils). Specifies that appointments to such council should include persons with expertise in on-site, industry specific vocational education. Includes among the possible private sector initiative program activities of prime sponsors the development of on-site, industry specific training programs in cooperation with State vocational education boards, provided that, where feasible, funds made available under such Act for such programs are supplemented by Federal, State, or local vocational education funds and/or by nongovernment funds made specifically available for such programs. Includes among title VII program activities upgrading and retraining in accordance with specified provisions. Limits to 15 percent of the funds available for title VII the amount which may be used for upgrading and retraining. Requires participating employees to agree to hire one economically disadvantaged person for ever… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-6774 96 hr 6774 A bill to amend the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 relating to the harvesting of strawberries. Labor and Employment 1980-03-11 1980-03-11 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. McCormack, Mike [D-WA-4] WA D M000365 0 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make specified child labor provisions inapplicable to the harvesting of strawberries, even if such employment is not outside of school hours, if an employer certifies that compliance would cause severe economic disruption. Permits waivers of the application of child labor provisions to specified individuals employed to harvest strawberries, even if such individuals are employed during school hours. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
96-hr-6748 96 hr 6748 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide an increased benefit for certain persons by changing the requirement that such persons have been fully insured under the Social Security Act as of December 31 of the calendar year in which they last rendered railroad related service. Labor and Employment 1980-03-10 1980-03-10 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] TN R D000534 0 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide an increased benefit for certain persons by changing the requirement that such persons must have been fully insured under the Social Security Act as of December 31 of the calendar year in which they last rendered railroad-related service. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
96-hr-6743 96 hr 6743 Youth Career Intern Program Act Labor and Employment 1980-03-06 1980-03-06 Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. House Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-20] NY D W000258 0 Youth Career Intern Program Act - Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to create a Youth Career Intern Program. Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide financial assistance to prime sponsors to establish and operate programs conducted by local educational agencies and Opportunities Industrialization Centers, and other community-based organizations of proven effectiveness, designed to improve educational and employment opportunities for eligible youths in areas of high unemployment. 2025-09-02T13:54:29Z  
96-s-2400 96 s 2400 Employment Maintenance Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-03-06 1980-03-06 Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] OH D M000678 0 Employment Maintenance Act of 1980 - Requires a business concern which has assets or sales in excess of $100,000,000 to give written notice to the Secretary of Labor and to affected employees, labor organizations, and local governments whenever such concern intends to undertake a change of operations at an establishment which will result in an employment loss, during any 18-month period, to more than 15 percent of the employees at such establishment. Requires that such notice include an economic impact statement. Makes employees who accept employment with such business concerns, with knowledge that such notice has been given, ineligible for specified assistance under this Act. Requires such business concerns to give written statements of employment status to employees whose weekly wages are lowered by a specified amount or who are suspended or terminated. Stipulates that an employee will be deemed to suffer an employment loss if a business concern fails to: (1) give such a statement of employment status to an employee; or (2) include in such statement an assurance of increased wages or reinstatement. Requires a business concern which gives such assurance, yet fails to prevent such employment loss, to pay such employee a lump sum in a specified amount in addition to other required payments. Requires a business concern which has assets or sales in excess of $250,000,000 for a 52-week period following an employment loss, to make payments: (1) to the employee in a weekly income maintenance payment equal to 85 percent of such employee's wage rate or 100 percent of such rate while such employee participates in specified training programs; and (2) to specified employment benefit plans for such employees. Sets forth conditions under which such payments may be reduced or limited. Stipulates that such payments are not to be deemed wages for all other purposes, including specified employee benefit plans. Requires such business concerns to pay moving expenses for employees who resume employment with the same business … 2025-09-02T13:56:43Z  
96-hr-6711 96 hr 6711 Youth Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-03-05 1980-09-23 Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources (without written report). House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 8 (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #494 (337-51)) Youth Act of 1980 - =Title I: Youth Training and Employment= - Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to revise the statement of purpose and definitions of title IV (Youth Programs). Changes the heading of title IV, Part A to "Youth Employment and Training" (formerly, "Youth Employment Demonstration Programs"). Revises the purpose of such part to include the provision of employment experience, skill training, and remedial programs designed to improve the long-term employability of disadvantaged and hard-to-employ youth, emphasizing collaborative agreements, where feasible, among local institutions capable of providing needed services. Requires that each CETA prime sponsor receiving Youth Employment and Training funds: (1) develop achievement standards, based on recommendations of various groups, to serve as performance indicators, accepted in the community, of youth achievements needed to obtain and retain unsubsidized jobs in the private sector; (2) establish and maintain an individual achievement record for each participating youth; and (3) formulate a personalized employability plan and periodically assess, with educational officials, the appropriateness for each youth of employment, training, and services assisted under Youth Employment and Training. Defines an eligible youth, for Youth Employment and Training purposes, as one who is economically disadvantaged and aged 16 to 19, inclusive, or aged 20 or 21 if enrolled in high school or in a program leading to a certificate of high school equivalency. Extends eligibility, only for purposes of counseling and related services, to economically disadvantaged youth aged 14 or 15. Permits 20 percent of the funds available for Basic Grants for Youth Employment and Training Programs to be used for youths: (1) who are not economically disadvantaged but have encountered special barriers to employment; or (2) who are participants in a program under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquen… 2025-09-02T13:54:29Z  
96-s-2385 96 s 2385 Youth Act of 1980 Labor and Employment 1980-03-05 1980-09-25 Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 96-991. Senate Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] NJ D W000502 3 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 96-991) Youth Act of 1980 - =Title I: Youth Training and Employment= - Amends the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to extend through fiscal year 1984 the authorization of appropriations for the Job Corps (title IV, part B) and the Summer Youth Program (title IV, part C). Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 through 1984 for the new title IV, part A, Youth Employment and Training programs established by this Act. Extends through fiscal year 1982 specified CETA provisions requiring the Secretary of Labor to use discretionary funds to make allocations among the prime sponsors serving areas within the standard metropolitan statistical areas and central cities for which current population surveys were used to determine annual unemployment data prior to January 1, 1978, to compensate for reductions in formula allocations due to the termination of the use of such surveys Revises title IV, part A, to eliminate Youth Employment Demonstration Programs and to establish Youth Employment and Training programs to assist eligible youth in obtaining job opportunities and in improving their opportunities for future employment and increased earnings. Changes the heading of title IV, Part A to "Youth Employment and Training" (formerly, "Youth Employment Demonstration Programs"). Revises the purpose of such part to include the provision of employment experience, skill training, and remedial programs designed to improve the long-term employability of disadvantaged and hard-to-employ youth, emphasizing collaborative agreements, where feasible, among local institutions capable of providing needed services. Requires that each CETA prime sponsor receiving Youth Employment and Training funds: (1) develop achievement standards, based on recommendations of various groups, to serve as performance indicators, accepted in the community, of youth achievements needed to obtain and retain unsubsidized jobs in the pr… 2025-09-02T13:56:49Z  

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