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97-hr-7454 97 hr 7454 A bill making appropriations to provide for productive employment for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Makes appropriations for FY 1983 for specified purposes to provide for productive employment. Directs the appropriate congressional committees to: (1) study the current economic crisis with emphasis on long-term recovery and a strong private sector based a cooperative Government/industry partnership; and (2) present such study findings to the Congress by March 15, 1983, for appropriate action. Appropriates specified amounts for: (1) payment to the "Federal Buildings Fund," General Services Administration, for alterations and repairs; (2)interstate transfer grants-highways, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; (3) interstate transfer grants-transit, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Department of Transportation; (4) rehabilitation of highway bridges which cross over specified Northeast corridor rail transportation properties; (5) improvement of railroad rights-of-way (directs the Secretary of Transportation to make capital grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for such purpose); (6) medical care and facilities, Veterans Administration; (7) public housing modernization (increases specified budget authority for such purpose); (8) urban community development grants (an additional amount to be made available in accordance with specified provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974); (9) a world market competition study, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce (directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce to carry out such study); (10) economic development assistance programs, Economic Development Administration (an additional amount to be used in accordance with the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and other specified laws); (11) loans to small businesses for employment of additional personnel additional capital for the "Business loan and investment fund" authorized by the Small Business Act); (12) grants to States and public institutions of higher education for small business oriented employment or natura… 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
97-hr-7448 97 hr 7448 Multiemployer Pension Plan Equity Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-12-18 1982-12-18 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] WI R P000265 0 Multiemployer Pension Plan Equity Act of 1982 - Title I: Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to add special funding rules for multiemployer plans. Revises provisions relating to risk-related premiums. Requires that a single standard premium rate be prescribed for all multiemployer plans, with specified exceptions. Revises provisions for an annual premium rate payable for any plan year to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation by all plans for guaranteed basic benefits. Revises provisions relating to the sale of assets. Provides an exemption for employers from liability for withdrawals from fully funded plans. Provides an exemption for certain involuntary withdrawals. Revises provisions relating to payment of liability. Revises provisions relating to dispute resolution. Revises provisions for deadlines for either party's initiation of arbitration. Permits the parties to jointly agree in writing to extend the time limits for initiating arbitration. Requires that arbitration proceedings be conducted under specified rules until certain regulations are promulgated. Declares that arbitrators shall not be liable for arbitration decisions under such dispute resolution provisions. Provides that, where the employer and plan sponsor disagree on the choice of an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be chosen by the plan sponsor and the employer alternately striking names from a list of arbitrators. Sets a 15-day deadline for payments after the employer's receipt of a final decision of the arbitrator. Title II: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add special funding rules for multiemployer plans. 2025-08-29T19:50:20Z  
97-hr-7445 97 hr 7445 Income Maintenance Fraud and Overpayment Control Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] CA D S000810 0 Income Maintenance Fraud and Overpayment Control Act of 1982 - Amends title III (Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act to prohibit payments to a State for administration of the State's unemployment compensation law, unless such State's law requires individuals paying remuneration subject to contributions, under such State's law, to submit reports, at least quarterly, to the State agency administering the State law. Requires such reports to which show: (1) the name and address of each individual to whom remuneration is paid; (2) the amount of the remuneration; and (3) such other information as deemed necessary by the State agency. Requires the State agency to disclose, upon request and on a reimbursable basis, to a child support enforcement agency or to the administrators of a State's AFDC program (part A, Aid to Families With Dependent Children, of title IV of the Social Security Act): (1) wage information; (2) whether an individual is receiving or has applied for unemployment compensation; (3) the address of an individual; and (4) whether an individual has refused an offer of employment. 2025-08-29T19:50:17Z  
97-s-3113 97 s 3113 A bill to make certain minor and technical amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act. Labor and Employment 1982-12-17 1982-12-31 Became Public Law No: 97-404. Senate Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] IN R Q000007 0 Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to make certain technical and other revisions. Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act (Federal Employment Service) to prohibit the use of funds paid under such Act by any State for advertising in newspapers for high paying jobs, unless the State submits an annual report to the Secretary of Labor (beginning in 1984) concerning such advertising and its justification (which may include that such jobs are part of a State industrial development effort). 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hr-7431 97 hr 7431 Railroad Retirement Amendments Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-12-16 1982-12-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. House Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] NJ D F000215 1 Railroad Retirement Amendments Act of 1982 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to require the Railroad Retirement Board to report to the President and Congress for any fiscal year during which benefits must be reduced and taxes raised (currently, when benefits must be reduced). Repeals provisions excluding tips and voluntary tax payments by employers as compensation under such Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. Eliminates the time limitations on judicial review of Board decisions respecting personnel rights and liabilities. 2025-08-29T19:50:17Z  
97-hr-7434 97 hr 7434 A bill to repeal certain changes made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to the extended unemployment compensation program, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1] IL D W000180 0 Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to repeal specified changes to the extended unemployment compensation program. Repeals provisions of such Act relating to: (1) elimination of the national trigger; (2) exclusion of claims for extended or additional compensation in the determination of the insured unemployment rate; and (3) changes in the State trigger. Provides that the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 shall be applied as if the above provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act had not been enacted. Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to increase (from 50 to 75 percent) the percentage of sharable extended compensation and sharable regular compensation paid to individuals under State law which is reimbursed to States by the Federal Government. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7435 97 hr 7435 A bill to extend the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 and to increase the number of weeks for which compensation is payable under such Act. Labor and Employment 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1] IL D W000180 0 Amends the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 to extend to September 30, 1983, the period during which Federal supplemental unemployment compensation is payable under such Act. Raises the amount which must be established in a Federal supplemental compensation account for an eligible individual applicant's benefit year. Requires that such amount be reduced by the aggregate amount of extended compensation paid for such benefit year. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7426 97 hr 7426 Job Opportunity and Business Stimulation Act Labor and Employment 1982-12-15 1982-12-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] IL R M000195 0 Job Opportunity and Business Stimulation Act - Establishes a program under which the Secretary of Labor shall make payments to States and U.S. territories for job opportunities and business stimulation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984 for such payments. Sets forth formulas for allocation of such appropriations to specified territories of the U.S. on the basis of population and to States on the basis of population and of relative economic indicators derived from income growth factors. Requires that the Secretary's payment to a State be made available to the Governor for specified authorized uses that the Governor determines will contribute most to the creation of jobs for the unemployed. Directs the Governor to ensure that such expenditures are distributed geographically in a specified manner. Requires that funds be distributed to county areas based on unemployment factors and revenue sharing amounts. Directs the Governor, in determining fund allocation and uses, to: (1) consult with the State job training coordination council established pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act; (2) provide for public hearings; and (3) publish an expenditure plan. Permits funds made available under this Act, under specified conditions, to be used for any program, project, or activity with the principal purpose of increasing available jobs in the area served. Limits use of such funds to activities which are in addition to those which would otherwise be available in the area. Limits training of dislocated workers with such funds to programs and projects established in accordance with the Job Training Partnership Act. Prohibits use of such funds to duplicate facilities or services available in the area from Federal, State, or local sources. Sets forth program requirements relating to conditions of employment and training, health and safety standards, workers' compensation benefits, and job benefits and working conditions. Prohibits use of funds under this Act for contributions on behalf of any participant to … 2025-08-29T19:50:20Z  
97-hr-7416 97 hr 7416 Polygraph Control and Privacy Protection Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-12-14 1982-12-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] MI D C000714 0 Polygraph Control and Privacy Protection Act of 1981 - 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 a test; or (3) using the results of such a 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 on behalf of aggrieved individuals. 2025-08-29T19:50:20Z  
97-hr-7419 97 hr 7419 A bill to increase the number of weeks for which benefits are payable under the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-12-14 1982-12-14 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Williams, Lyle [R-OH-19] OH R W000528 0 Amends the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 to increase the number of weeks for which supplemental unemployment compensation benefits are payable. Raises the amount which must be established in a Federal supplemental unemployment compensation account for an eligible individual applicant's benefit year. Increases by one cent per gallon the rate at which tax is imposed on any sale of gasoline during 1983 by specified Internal Revenue Code provisions. Provide that such increase in gasoline tax shall not be transferred to the Highway Trust Fund. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hres-627 97 hres 627 A resolution expressing the sense of the House in support of a Call for Jobs with Peace. Labor and Employment 1982-12-14 1982-12-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems. House Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] CA D E000064 52 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that more money should be made available for jobs and programs in socially productive industries by reducing the amount of tax dollars spent on nuclear weapons, foreign military intervention, and wasteful military programs. Endorses the Jobs with Peace Week of April 10 through April 16, 1983. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
97-s-3089 97 s 3089 A bill entitled the "ConRail ESOP Vesting Act of 1982." Labor and Employment 1982-12-09 1982-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Long, Russell B. [D-LA] LA D L000428 0 Amends the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to remove the conditions preventing immediate vesting of participant rights in the employee stock ownership plan of the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail). 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
97-s-3083 97 s 3083 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to lower the limitation on defined benefit plans established for policemen and firemen. Labor and Employment 1982-12-07 1982-12-09 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that early retirement benefits of a defined benefit plan established for policemen and firemen shall be limited by actuarial adjustments made by reference to age 55 (instead of age 62). 2023-05-11T13:18:21Z  
97-hr-7327 97 hr 7327 A bill to increase the number of weeks for which Federal supplemental unemployment compensation is payable. Labor and Employment 1982-11-30 1982-12-08 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-8] TN D F000261 0 Amends the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 to increase the number of weeks for which Federal supplemental unemployment compensation is payable. Directs the Secretary of Labor to make appropriate modifications of agreements with States under such Act. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7318 97 hr 7318 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 with regard to the definition of the term "Spouse". Labor and Employment 1982-11-29 1982-12-03 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to redefine the term "spouse" by excluding requirements that the spouse be a member of the annuitants household or receiving or contributing to the support of such wife or husband. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
97-hr-7256 97 hr 7256 A bill to provide that the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging shall administer title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (relating to community service employment for older Americans) and title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (relating to national older American volunteer programs). Labor and Employment 1982-10-01 1982-10-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] NY D B000432 0 Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide that the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging shall administer title V of such Act (relating to community service employment for older Americans). Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to provide that the Commissioner shall administer title II of such Act (relating to national older American volunteer programs). 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hr-7276 97 hr 7276 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that married widows who elected a residual lump sum payment may rescind that election, repay the lump sum, and receive an annuity in certain instances. Labor and Employment 1982-10-01 1982-10-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to allow certain remarried widows who elected a lump sum payment of benefits to revoke such election, repay the lump sum, and receive an annuity. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
97-s-3003 97 s 3003 Organized Professional Team Sports Labor Dispute Resolution Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-10-01 1982-10-19 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department; OMB. Senate Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] AK R S000888 0 Organized Professional Team Sports Labor Dispute Resolution Act of 1982 - Amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, to establish a final offer arbitration procedure for the resolution of labor disputes involving the organized professional team sports of football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. Authorizes the President, upon finding that a labor dispute involving such an organized professional team sport interferes with the normal flow of commerce, to direct each party involved in such dispute to submit a final offer to the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Permits the parties, if no agreement is reached on such offers, to select a panel to act as final offer arbitrator. Directs the President to appoint such panel if the parties cannot agree on its composition. Sets forth mediation and arbitration procedures and deadlines limiting the period for resolution of the dispute to 30 days after the President's order. Provides for modifications and judicial review of the final offer selected by the panel. Directs the President, within five days of enactment of this Act, to direct the parties to the current dispute between the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association to submit final offers in accordance with this Act. 2025-08-29T19:51:53Z  
97-s-3010 97 s 3010 Employment Opportunities for Older Americans Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-10-01 1982-10-13 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department; Labor Department. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 0 Employment Opportunities for Older Americans Act of 1982 - Title I: Amendments to Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to eliminate the upper age limitation (70 years of age) of the class of persons to whom such Act applies. Repeals specified provisions allowing mandatory retirement at age 65 in certain professions. Prohibits any employee benefit plan from requiring or permitting the suspension of an employee's benefit accrual because of age before accruing the maximum normal retirement benefit. Title II: Pension Accrual for Older Workers - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit specified types of plans under such Acts from suspending or reducing the rate of an employee's benefit accrual or employer contributions to the employee's account solely because of age. Revises ERISA to prohibit an employer from withholding plan benefits because of any increase in the income of the participant due to employment for less than 1,000 hours during a calendar year. Title III: Further Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include low-income older workers (who are members of economically disadvantaged families and who are at least 65 years of age) as members of targeted groups for purposes of the tax credit for employment of certain new employees. Provides for a tax credit for certain older workers. Allows a tax credit for individuals 62 years of age and older by an applicable percentage of the amount by which old-age benefits otherwise payable to such individuals are reduced on account of income from work by such individual. Reduces the rates of the employment (FICA) taxes on employees and on employers by one-half in the case of workers 65 years of age or older. Makes similar reductions in the case of older workers in the rates of Railroad Retirement Act taxes on employees, employee representatives, and employers. Title IV: Amendments to the S… 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z  
97-s-3030 97 s 3030 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow an employer to provide participants in a defined benefit plan with supplemental retirement benefits through a defined contribution plan of the employer. Labor and Employment 1982-10-01 1982-10-13 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department; Labor Department. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer to provide participants in a defined benefit plan with supplemental retirement benefits through a defined contribution plan of the employer. Sets forth requirements for such plans. Sets forth eligibility requirements for participants in such plans. Limits the amount of such supplemental benefits to three percent of the primary retirement benefit. Allows an employer to make contributions contingent upon profits. Allows a tax deduction to employers making contributions to such supplemental retirement benefit arrangements. 2023-05-11T13:18:16Z  
97-sjres-263 97 sjres 263 A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on March 13, 1983, as "National Surveyors Week". Labor and Employment 1982-10-01 1982-12-13 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 35 Requests the President to designate the week beginning on March 13, 1983, as National Surveyors Week. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-hjres-619 97 hjres 619 A joint resolution designating January 17, 1983 as "Public Employees' Appreciation Day". Labor and Employment 1982-09-30 1983-01-04 Became Public Law No: 97-420. House Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] MD D H000874 75 (Measure passed House) Designates January 17, 1983, as Public Employees' Appreciation Day. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-hr-7233 97 hr 7233 Multiemployer Retirement Income Protection Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-09-30 1982-10-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. House Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] SC D H000719 0 Multiemployer Retirement Income Protection Act of 1982 - Title I: Amendments to the Employee Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to add special funding rules for multiemployer plans. Revises provisions relating to risk-related premiums. Requires that a single standard premium rate be prescribed for all multiemployer plans, with specified exceptions. Revises provisions for an annual premium rate payable for any plan year to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation by all plans for guaranteed basic benefits. Revises provisions relating to contributions and benefits payable following plan termination. Revises provisions relating to the sale of assets. Provides an exemption for employers from liability for withdrawals from fully funded plans. Revises provisions relating to actuarial assumptions and methods. Provides an exemption for certain involuntary withdrawals. Revises provisions relating to payment of liability. Limits the amount of the withdrawal liability payment, during the first two years of required annual payments, to 120 percent of the product of the last plan year's number of contribution units and contribution rate. Revises provisions relating to dispute resolution. Revises provisions for deadlines for either party's initiation of arbitration. Permits the parties to jointly agree in writing to extend the time limits for initiating arbitration. Requires that arbitration proceedings be conducted under specified rules, until certain regulations are promulgated. Declares that arbitrators shall not be liable for arbitration decisions under such dispute resolution provisions. Provides that where the employer and plan sponsor disagree on the choice of an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be chosen by the plan sponsor and the employer alternately striking names from a list of arbitrators. Sets a 15-day deadline for payments after the employer's receipt of a final decision of the arbitrator. Revises provisions for notice of wi… 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z  
97-hr-7248 97 hr 7248 A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce or his designee to study the feasibility of operating a computerized foreign language business and job referral service and to submit a report to the President and the Congress with respect to such a study. Labor and Employment 1982-09-30 1982-10-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] IL D S000423 0 Directs the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary's designee to: (1) study the feasibility of operating a computerized referral service for jobseekers having, and employers requiring, foreign language capabilities; and (2) report on such study, with recommendations, to the President and the Congress within 12 months after appropriations are first made under this Act. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-s-2993 97 s 2993 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-09-30 1982-10-13 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department; Labor Department. Senate Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] MN R D000566 0 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1982 - 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 State compensation and Federal supplemental 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. 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 an area "emergency on" indicator (when the rate of insured unemployment in such area for such week and the immediately preceding 13 weeks equaled or exceeded six percent); and (2) end with the third week after the first week for which there is an area "emergency off" indicator (when the rate of insured unemployment in such area for such week and the immediately preceding 13 weeks is less than six percent). Requires that, in the case of any area of a 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 to such individual during his or her 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 during his or her most recent benefit year or 13 … 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z  
97-hjres-615 97 hjres 615 A joint resolution commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Teamsters' Joint Council No. 7. Labor and Employment 1982-09-29 1982-09-29 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6] CA D B001156 0 Extends the congratulations of the Congress to the Teamsters' Joint Council Number 7 on its 75th anniversary. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hr-7215 97 hr 7215 A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide that certain amendments made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to the extended unemployment compensation program shall not affect the amount of benefits payable under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. Labor and Employment 1982-09-29 1982-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. House Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] PA D W000044 0 Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to declare that the Employment Security Amendments of 1970 shall be applied without regard to certain amendments made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 relating to unemployment compensation. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7219 97 hr 7219 A bill to amend section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit the employment of handicapped and severely handicapped individuals in common areas, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-09-29 1982-10-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. House Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] CO D K000304 0 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for employment at less than minimum wages for handicapped individuals in work activities programs (i.e. programs which provide therapeutic activities for individuals whose physical or mental impairment is so severe as to make their productive capacity inconsequential). Deletes requirements that such employment be in work activities centers planned and designed exclusively for such activities. Allows employers to employ handicapped individuals under special certificates and handicapped individuals under a work activities program in the same physical facility, under specified conditions. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hr-7177 97 hr 7177 A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1969 to prohibit the reduction of disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Labor and Employment 1982-09-23 1982-10-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 0 Amends the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1969 to prohibit the reduction of disability benefits under the Social Security Act with respect to black lung claims filed after December 31, 1973. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hr-7178 97 hr 7178 A bill to amend section 14(c)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to permit the employment of handicapped and severely handicapped individuals in common areas, to permit the employment of handicapped individuals in demonstration projects, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-09-23 1982-10-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. House Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] WI R P000265 6 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for employment at less than minimum wages for handicapped individuals in work activities programs (i.e. programs which provide therapeutic activities for individuals whose physical or mental impairment is so severe as to make their productive capacity inconsequential). Deletes a requirement that such employment be in work activities centers planned and designed exclusively for such activities. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hjres-600 97 hjres 600 A joint resolution to provide for resolution of the single outstanding issue in the current railway labor-management dispute, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-09-21 1982-09-22 See S.J.Res.250. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 1 Provides for the resolution of the dispute between the carriers represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Directs that the parties be bound by the Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board Numbered 194, dated August 19, 1982. States that such Report and Recommendations shall have the same effect as though arrived at under the Railway Labor Act, and be effective for the period April 1, 1981, through June 30, 1984. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
97-hjres-602 97 hjres 602 A joint resolution designating October 16, 1982, as "National Newspaper Carrier Appreciation Day". Labor and Employment 1982-09-21 1982-10-12 See S.J.Res.239. House Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] VA R W000672 233 Designates October 16, 1982, as National Newspaper Carriers Appreciation Day. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-sjres-250 97 sjres 250 An original joint resolution to provide for the resolution of the single outstanding issue in the current railway labor-management dispute, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-09-21 1982-09-22 Became Public Law No: 97-262. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Provides for the resolution of the dispute between the carriers represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Directs that the parties be bound by the Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board Numbered 194, dated August 19, 1982. States that such Report and Recommendations shall have the same effect as though arrived at under the Railway Labor Act, and be effective for the period April 1, 1981, through June 30, 1984. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
97-hr-7142 97 hr 7142 A bill to repeal the provision of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 which provides that civil service retirees under age 62 at the time of a cost-of-living adjustment receive only one-half of such adjustment. Labor and Employment 1982-09-20 1982-10-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits. House Rep. White, Richard C. [D-TX-16] TX D W000390 1 Repeals specified provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 which require reduced cost of living increases in the annuities or retired or retainer pay of Federal retirees who are under 62 years old. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-s-2925 97 s 2925 Performing Arts Labor Relations Amendments Labor and Employment 1982-09-17 1982-12-02 Star Print ordered S.2925. Senate Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] WV D R000046 0 Performing Arts Labor Relations Amendments - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to exclude specified types of employers and performers in the performing arts from coverage under unfair labor practice provisions prohibiting specified contracts or agreements between employers and labor organizations and prohibiting specified actions of labor organizations to force or require cessation of dealings with others, joining of labor or employer organizations, or recognition of or negotiation with labor organizations not certified as representative. Permits such employers, excluding employers in the broadcasting or motion picture industries, to: (1) agree with a labor organization to make membership in such organization a condition of performing arts employment; and (2) make agreements with a labor organization covering performing artists even if the majority status of the organization has not yet been established. Defines "employer" to include purchasers of musical performance services. Defines "employee" to include independent contractors engaged to perform musical services. 2025-08-29T19:51:53Z  
97-s-2929 97 s 2929 A bill to amend the Davis-Bacon Act. Labor and Employment 1982-09-17 1982-09-27 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department; GAO; OMB. Senate Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] OK R N000102 9 Amends the Davis-Bacon Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to base the determination of the wages prevailing for the classes of laborers, mechanics, and helpers corresponding to workers under a Federal contract upon: (1) the wage paid to 50 percent or more of such corresponding classes of laborers, mechanics, and helpers employed doing work similar to the Federal contract work in the urban or rural civil subdivision of the State in which the contract work is to be performed; or (2) the weighted average of wages paid such classes of workers, if the same wage is not paid to 50 percent or more of such workers. Raises the minimum amount of any Federal contract to which such Act applies from $2,000 to $100,000. Adds "helpers" to the list of workers to whom such Act applies. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
97-s-2930 97 s 2930 Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act Labor and Employment 1982-09-17 1982-09-27 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department; GAO; OMB. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 6 Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to: (1) remove restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; (2) require farm labor contractors to register under this Act; and (3) assure necessary protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers. Sets forth definitions under this Act. Distinguishes between "agricultural employer" and "farm labor contractor." Distinguishes between "migrant agricultural worker" and "seasonal agricultural worker." Sets forth a definition of a "day-haul operation." Uses the same definition of "employ" as under specified provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Sets forth exemptions from coverage by this Act for specified types of family business, small business, labor organizations and other entities or persons. Provides that title I of this Act does not apply to any agricultural employer or agricultural association or to any employee of such employer or association. Title I: Farm Labor Contractors - Requires any person engaged in farm labor contracting activities to have a certificate of registration from the Secretary of Labor specifying which such activities such person is authorized to perform. Prohibits a farm labor contractor from hiring, employing or using any individual to perform such activities unless such individual has a certificate of registration as a contractor employee. Holds the contractor responsible for contractor employee violations of this Act or regulations under this Act. Requires each registered contractor and contractor employee to carry, and exhibit on request, such certificates while engaging in such activities. Denies State employment service system facilities and services under the Wagner-Peyser Act to any contractor who refuses or fails to produce a certificate upon request. Directs the Secretary, after appropriate investigation and approval, to issue certificates to pers… 2025-08-29T19:51:47Z  
97-s-2918 97 s 2918 Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-09-16 1982-09-27 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department; OMB. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 20 Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 - Exempts any qualified mortgage transaction at arms-length engaged in by an employee benefit plan from specified prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that such exemption shall supersede any and all State laws as they relate to qualified mortgage transactions to the extent engaged in by employee benefit plans. 2025-08-29T19:51:47Z  
97-hr-7094 97 hr 7094 Enterprise Zone Tax Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-09-14 1982-10-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 956. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] NY D R000053 1 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Finance with amendment, S. Rept. 97-662) Enterprise Zone Tax Act of 1982 - Title I: Enterprise Zones - Subtitle A: Designation of Enterprise Zones - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the designation of enterprise zones by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for purposes of extending the tax incentives and regulatory flexibility measures provided by this Act. Specifies that State and local governments shall nominate areas for such designation. Limits the designation of enterprise zones to 25 nominated areas per year. Limits the period during which such designations shall remain in effect. Specifies that the Secretary may designate such zones only if: (1) the area is within the jurisdiction of the local government; (2) the boundary of the area is continuous; (3) the area has a population of at least 4,000 if any portion thereof is located within a standard metropolitan statistical area (with a population of at least 50,000) or 2,500 otherwise, or is within an Indian reservation; and (4) the area meets specified unemployment and poverty requirements. Requires nominating local governments, as a condition of the Secretary's designation, to agree in writing to follow a course of action which may include reducing tax rates, improving local services, simplifying or streamling regulation of business, or receiving commitments of private entities to assist employees and residents of the area. Terminates the authority of the Secretary to designate enterprise zones on June 30, 1986 or 3 years after the publication of regulations pertaining to such zones, whichever is later. Describes areas to which preference shall be given in deciding to designate enterprize zones. Requires that any property tax reduction effected by a local government under the terms of this Act be disregarded for purposes of determining the eligibility of a State or local government for Federal assistance or benefits. States that designation of an enterprise zone shall not give displac… 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7095 97 hr 7095 A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat as a prohibited transaction the failure to adhere to conditions of a determination letter relating to independent management of assets by a trustee or plan administrator. Labor and Employment 1982-09-14 1982-09-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] NY D R000053 1 Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat as a prohibited transaction the failure to adhere to conditions of a determination letter relating to the independent management of assets by a trustee or administrator of a multiemployer employee benefit plan. 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z  
97-s-2904 97 s 2904 A bill to make more equitable certain provisions relating to unemployment compensation. Labor and Employment 1982-09-14 1982-09-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 794. Senate Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] OH D M000678 13 Requires continuation of the supplemental unemployment benefits program established under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 and an individual's period of eligibility for such benefits until the national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is less than 8.7 percent. Provides that specified provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 shall not be effective for determining whether there are State "on" or "off" indicators for weeks beginning on or after June 1, 1982, and before the month following the first month thereafter for which the national seasonally adjusted total rate of unemployment is less than 8.7 percent. Requires, for making such determinations, that the insured employment rate for all weeks be calculated in the same manner as it is calculated for the particular week for which the determination is being made. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to revise the effective date of the change in the State trigger for extended compensation (under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970)to apply to weeks beginning after the national seasonally adjusted total rate of unemployment is less than 8.7 percent for at least one month occurring after September 1982. Requires that provisions under the Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 for determining the State trigger, for any week beginning on or after June 1, 1982, and before the month following the first month thereafter for which the national seasonally adjusted total rate of unemployment is less than 8.7 percent, shall be based solely on a State insured unemployment rate of five percent for that week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks (waiving the 120 percent factor). Provides that a State shall not be deemed out of compliance with specified Internal Revenue Code provisions by reason of a failure to amend its State unemployment compensation law within a specified period to include any requirements imposed by this Act with respect to extended compensation. 2023-05-11T13:18:04Z  
97-sjres-245 97 sjres 245 A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the Department of Labor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982. Labor and Employment 1982-09-14 1982-09-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 795. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 13 Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Labor. Appropriates to the Department a sum equal to five percent of the latest estimated cost to the Government of unemployment compensation for the current fiscal year, to remain available until December 31, 1982. Requires that, of such sum: (1) 85 percent shall be available to provide productive jobs for unemployed individuals; and (2) 15 percent shall be available for the Department's youth and training programs. Prohibits individuals assisted with funds under this Act from being: (1) eligible for unemployment compensation during the period of productive job employment; or (2) paid except upon written certification by the supervisor that such job was performed. Sets forth requirements for individual eligibility, wage rates, and employment benefits and conditions with respect to such jobs. Prohibits any displacement of currently employed workers by individuals employed with funds under this Act. Limits the percentage of funds which may be used for administration and equipment costs. Permits funds to be used to provide unemployed individuals with temporary employment for not more than six months in repair, maintenance, and rehabilitation of public facilities and conservation, rehabilitation, and improvement of public lands. Sets forth provisions for allocation of such funds. Allocates 83 percent of such funds among eligible entities with unemployment above the national average rate for the preceding three months. Provides that 50 percent of such allocation shall be based on the relative number of unemployed, 25 percent on the number of unemployed living in areas of substantial unemployment, and 25 percent on the number of unemployed in excess of four and one-half percent of the labor force. Allocates two percent of such funds among Native American tribes, bands, and groups. Allocates the remainder to specified entities to serve localities which have had: (1) a large scale loss of jobs caused by the closing of a facility, mass layoffs, natural disasters… 2023-05-11T13:13:34Z  
97-hjres-592 97 hjres 592 A joint resolution designating January 17, 1983, as "Public Employees' Appreciation Day". Labor and Employment 1982-09-13 1982-09-13 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8] VA R P000080 32 Designates January 17, 1983, as Public Employees' Appreciation Day. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hr-7090 97 hr 7090 A bill to repeal the provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 which, for fiscal years 1983, 1984, and 1985, reduce and delay cost-of-living increases in annuities and retired or retainer pay based on Government service and reduce, in relation to the amount of such increases, the pay of members and former members of the uniformed services for their service in Federal civilian positions. Labor and Employment 1982-09-13 1982-10-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits. House Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4] FL D C000321 4 Repeals specified provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982 which for FY 1983 through 1985: (1) reduce and delay cost of living increases in annuities and retired or retainer pay based on Government service; and (2) reduce, in relation to the amount of such increases, the pay of members and former members of the uniformed services holding Federal civilian positions. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-sjres-244 97 sjres 244 A joint resolution designating January 17, 1983, as "Public Employees' Appreciation Day". Labor and Employment 1982-09-13 1982-12-07 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Senate Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] VA R W000154 29 Designates January 17, 1983, as Public Employees' Appreciation Day. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-hjres-591 97 hjres 591 A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on March 13, 1983, as "National Surveyors Week". Labor and Employment 1982-09-09 1982-09-09 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] VA R W000406 167 Requests the President to designate the week beginning on March 13, 1983, as National Surveyors Week. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hr-7078 97 hr 7078 A bill to amend the Service Contract Act to prohibit discrimination against employees of predecessor employers under such Act, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-09-09 1982-09-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. House Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6] CA D B001156 0 Amends the Service Contract Act to prohibit discrimination in hiring by Government contractors or subcontractors against employees of predecessor employers under such Act. Provides for reduction in numbers or replacement of such employees having the least seniority, under specified circumstances. 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z  
97-hr-7088 97 hr 7088 A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to prohibit conditioning the obtaining or retaining of employment upon a person's being referred, approved, or recommended by a labor organization. Labor and Employment 1982-09-09 1982-09-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. House Rep. Roberts, Clint [R-SD-2] SD R R000308 0 Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal provisions exempting certain agreements between building and construction industry employers and unions from unfair labor practice prohibitions. Prohibits any contract or agreement entered into between an employer and a labor organization under which the employer agrees to hire only such persons who have first been referred, approved, or recommended for employment by the labor organization. 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z  
97-sjres-239 97 sjres 239 A joint resolution designating October 16, 1982, as "National Newspaper Carrier Appreciation Day". Labor and Employment 1982-09-09 1982-10-12 Became Public Law No: 97-294. Senate Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] VA R W000154 48 Designates October 16, 1982, as National Newspaper Carriers Appreciation Day. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-hr-7046 97 hr 7046 Private Employment Training Incentive Act Labor and Employment 1982-08-19 1982-09-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] OH D S000230 0 Private Employment Training Incentive Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop, within the six-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, reliable methods to obtain statistically accurate data on employment demand, by trade and occupation, sufficient to determine occupations and skills for which there is a currently expanding demand. Directs the Secretary, before the end of such period and every three months thereafter, to issue a report listing by region each trade and occupation for which demand is expanding and estimating, for each, the number of individuals: (1) qualified and currently employed or available for employment; (2) needed to meet the projected demand during the next ten years (in one-year intervals); and (3) receiving or to be receiving training during such period. Establishes the Private Employment Training Incentive Program, to be administered by the Secretary, to provide unemployed or underemployed individuals the opportunity to receive employment training in trades or occupations of their choice and obtain employment with employers of their choice through a voucher system which reimburses employers one-half of wages paid. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations and establish administrative procedures to implement such program. Sets forth qualifications for financial assistance for training programs. Requires an employer to demonstrate that the program will be located in an area of substantial unemployment and will provide training in a trade or occupation for which: (1) the demand is unfilled or likely to expand within the region within which the program is located; and (2) the Secretary estimates the number of trained individuals needed exceeds the number of individuals in such region who are being trained or who will receive training in such trade or occupation. Sets forth specific requirements for training programs. Provides that an individual may be considered qualified for a training program upon issuance of a voucher by a State employment agency cert… 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z  
97-s-2860 97 s 2860 A bill to eliminate the retroactive application of certain provisions of Public Law 96-364. Labor and Employment 1982-08-19 1982-09-27 Subcommittee on Savings, Pensions, and Investment. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] MO R D000030 2 Eliminates the retroactive application of certain withdrawal liability provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980. Requires plan sponsors to refund any amounts paid by an employer as a result of such withdrawal liability, less a reasonable amount for administrative expenses. 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z  
97-sres-453 97 sres 453 A resolution designating the week of October 3 through October 9, 1982 as "National Productivity Improvement Week." Labor and Employment 1982-08-19 1982-09-24 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 30 Designates October 3 through October 9, 1982, as National Productivity Improvement Week. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-s-2843 97 s 2843 Employee Stock Ownership Plan Expansion Act Labor and Employment 1982-08-16 1982-08-18 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department. Senate Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] IL D D000366 1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan Expansion Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the application of the stock voting rights pass through requirements to only those employee stock ownership plans which elect to take the employee stock ownership tax credits. Allows such plans to acquire nonvoting stock provided such plans elect not to take the employee stock ownership tax credits. 2025-08-29T19:51:43Z  
97-hjres-576 97 hjres 576 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate March 1, 1983, as "National Recovery Room Nurses Day". Labor and Employment 1982-08-13 1982-08-13 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3] VA R B000556 18 Requests the President to designate March 1, 1983, as National Recovery Room Nurses Day. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hjres-578 97 hjres 578 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate March 1, 1983, as "National Recovery Room Nurses Day". Labor and Employment 1982-08-13 1982-08-13 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-19] MI R B000890 0 Requests the President to designate March 1, 1983, as National Recovery Room Nurses Day. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hr-6990 97 hr 6990 Federal Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-08-13 1982-08-19 See H.R.4961. House Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] PA R M000399 0 Federal Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Act of 1982 - Permits States to enter into and participate in agreements with the Secretary of Labor under this Act and to terminate such agreements upon providing 30 days' written notice to the Secretary. Requires that such agreements provide that the State agency will make Federal supplemental compensation payments: (1) to individuals who have exhausted all rights to regular and extended compensation under State law, have no rights to unemployment compensation with respect to a week under State or Federal law, and are not receiving Canadian unemployment compensation with respect to such week; and (2) for any week of unemployment which begins in an extended benefit period and the individual's period of eligibility. Prohibits any Federal supplemental compensation payment to any individual for any week of unemployment which begins more than two years after the end of the benefit year for which rights to regular compensation were exhausted. Makes the amount of Federal supplemental compensation payable to any individual for any week of total unemployment equal to the amount of the regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable during the benefit year under the State law. Requires that the amount established in an individual's Federal supplemental compensation account equal the lesser of: (1) 50 percent of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable with respect to the benefit year on the basis of which regular compensation was most recently received; or (2) 13 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Prohibits payment of Federal supplemental compensation to any individual under an agreement entered into under this Act for any week beginning: (1) before the first week beginning after enactment of this Act or the week following the week in which such agreement is entered into, whichever is later; or (2) after September 30, 1983. Provides for Federal payments to States having agreeme… 2025-08-29T19:50:05Z  
97-hr-6982 97 hr 6982 A bill to temporarily waive the 120-percent factor used in determining whether extended unemployment benefits are payable in a State. Labor and Employment 1982-08-12 1982-08-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. House Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] KY R H000776 3 Provides that, for any week beginning after enactment of this Act and before January 1, 1983, the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act shall be applied as if the State trigger were based solely on a State insured unemployment rate of five percent for that week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks (waiving the 120 percent factor). Waives the required 13-week period between extended benefit periods if the prior extended benefit period closed before the date of enactment of this Act. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-6985 97 hr 6985 Older Americans Vocational Education Act Labor and Employment 1982-08-12 1982-09-23 Executive Comment Requested from Education. House Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5] CT D R000067 33 Older Americans Vocational Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a model grant program for centers for older persons' vocational needs and employment opportunities. Sets forth application requirements for grant eligibility and for such centers. Requires such centers to: (1) provide certain services; and (2) in providing services, to give priority treatment to certain older persons. Limits any such grant to $400,000 for any fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to operate a national clearinghouse for information on such centers. Permits any business or labor organization, public agency, or nonprofit or profitmaking organization, as well as a State, State or local educational agency, educational institution, postsecondary educational institution, or private vocational training institution, to be an eligible recipient of such a grant. Defines "older person" as an individual 55 years of age or older. Authorizes appropriations for such model grant program for FY 1984 through 1986. Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1965 to add to the purposes of such Act: (1) the overcoming of age discrimination and age stereotyping in vocational education programs; (2) the furnishing of equal educational opportunity in such programs to persons of all ages; and (3) the provision of part-time employment to older persons who need the earnings to continue full-time vocational training. Requires State vocational education programs to assign personnel to review such programs for: (1) assurance that grant distribution addresses older persons' needs; (2) age bias in such programs; (3) age discrimination in program hiring, firing, or promotion; (4) recommendations for overcoming age stereotyping and bias in such programs; and (5) assisting interested parties in improving vocational educational opportunities for older persons. Requires that State advisory councils on vocational education include older persons with employment and training program experience, including older persons who are minority group members.… 2025-08-29T19:50:06Z  
97-hr-6987 97 hr 6987 Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-08-12 1982-08-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. House Rep. Rousselot, John H. [R-CA-26] CA R R000469 0 Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 - Permits employee benefit plans, as defined under this Act, to engage in any qualified mortgage transaction involving any qualified residential mortgage loan, provided transactions between all parties are at arm's length. Permits such plans to participate in any mortgage pool, provided such pool conforms to specified requirements with regard to permitted investments. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Provides that this Act shall supersede any and all contrary provisions of State law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code. Prohibits the imposition of Federal excise tax on a plan or pool that engages in a transaction described under this Act. 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z  
97-hr-6969 97 hr 6969 A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to maintain current provisions (scheduled to be repealed) relating to the State trigger and to restore a former provision relating to the insured unemployment rate. Labor and Employment 1982-08-11 1982-08-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. House Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] TN R B000280 0 Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (as amended by specified provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) to: (1) change the unemployment rates required for triggering State "on" and "off" indicators for beginning and ending extended unemployee benefit periods; and (2) require the number of individuals filing for regular, extended, and sharable regular compensation to be used in the determination of the unemployment rate for purposes of such indicators. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-6953 97 hr 6953 A bill to repeal the change made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 in the State trigger provisions of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-08-09 1982-08-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. House Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] KS D G000240 0 Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to repeal the change made in the State trigger provisions of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970. Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to permit States to pay extended benefits on the basis of area triggers. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hjres-565 97 hjres 565 A joint resolution designating the week of October 4 through October 10, 1982, as "National Productivity Improvement Week". Labor and Employment 1982-08-05 1982-08-05 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] GA D L000265 101 Requests the President to designate the week of October 3 through October 9, 1982 as National Productivity Improvement Week. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hr-6939 97 hr 6939 A bill to repeal certain amendments made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970. Labor and Employment 1982-08-05 1982-08-09 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. House Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21] PA D B000037 0 Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to repeal the change made in the State trigger provisions of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Act of 1970. Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Act of 1970 to provide that individuals filing claims for compensation (including regular, extended, additional, and supplemental compensation) shall be counted in the determination of the State insured unemployment rate. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-6950 97 hr 6950 National High-Technology Technician Training Act Labor and Employment 1982-08-05 1982-09-30 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] PA D W000044 20 National High-Technology Technician Training Act - Directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to carry out a pilot high-technology technician training program under which community colleges, using Federal and community industrial support, will provide training in technical competencies in strategic high-technology fields. Requires such programs to emphasize on-the-job training intermixed with technical occupational training and to place recruiting emphasis on the underemployed and unemployed. Requires the participating colleges to establish an associate degree training program in designated fields according to the Director's guidelines. Requires the Director to: (1) determine the necessary fields; (2) identify economic areas with high-technology industries; (3) select accredited community colleges; and (4) appoint a National Advisory Council on High-Technology Technician Training to advise him on the program. Requires the Director to report to Congress annually on the program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985. 2025-08-29T19:50:07Z  
97-sjres-227 97 sjres 227 A joint resolution to establish National Firefighters Week. Labor and Employment 1982-08-05 1982-08-20 Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 27 Designates the week beginning September 20, 1982, as National Firefighters' Week. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-hjres-564 97 hjres 564 A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 1982, as "National Firefighters' Week". Labor and Employment 1982-08-04 1982-08-04 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] NY D L000556 138 Designates the week beginning September 20, 1982, as National Firefighters' Week. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hr-6933 97 hr 6933 A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to require the inclusion of certain compensation in the computation of benefits if that compensation is taxed for railroad retirement purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-08-04 1982-08-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to include specified Social Security payments in the computation of benefits if such payments are subject to Federal tax. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
97-hr-6934 97 hr 6934 A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide that unemployment benefits of railroad employees will not be reduced by reason of the receipt of certain unrelated social insurance benefits. Labor and Employment 1982-08-04 1982-08-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide that unemployment benefits of railroad employees will not be reduced by reason of the receipt of unrelated social insurance payments if the service of the employee for any employer affects eligibility for or increases the amount of such social insurance payment. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
97-hjres-562 97 hjres 562 A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the Department of Labor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982. Labor and Employment 1982-08-03 1982-11-29 Read the second time and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under Rule XIV. Calendar No. 960. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 3 (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #339 (223-169)) Makes a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Labor, to remain available until December 31, 1982, of a sum equal to five percent of the latest estimated cost of unemployment compensation for the current fiscal year. Makes 85 percent of such funds available to provide productive jobs for qualified unemployed individuals and 25 percent available for youth employment and training programs. Makes an individual assisted with funds under this Act ineligible for unemployment compensation during such employment. Provides that eligible individuals shall be paid at a rate not less than the Federal, State, or local minimum wage or the prevailing rate for similar occupations by the same employer, whichever is higher. Limits the annual wage rate to $10,000. Prohibits the displacement of currently employed workers. Sets forth the method of allocating funds under this Act. 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
97-hjres-563 97 hjres 563 A joint resolution designating November 14, 1982, as National Retired Teachers Day. Labor and Employment 1982-08-03 1982-08-03 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2] FL D F000430 102 Designates November 14, 1982, as National Retired Teachers Day. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hr-6917 97 hr 6917 A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 with respect to the conditions under which extended compensation is payable in any State. Labor and Employment 1982-08-03 1982-08-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. House Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] IL R M000195 5 Provides that, for any week beginning after enactment of this Act and before January 1, 1983, the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act shall be applied as if the State trigger were based solely on a State insured unemployment rate of five percent for that week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks (waiving the 120 percent factor). Waives the required 13-week period between extended benefit periods if the prior extended benefit period closed before the date of enactment of this Act. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to delay from September 25, 1982, to March 31, 1983, the effective date of amendments increasing the State insured unemployment rate required to trigger extended unemployment compensation payments. Permits States to pay extended benefits on the basis of area triggers. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to decrease the income level, in the case of an individual or a joint return, above which unemployment compensation becomes includible in gross income. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-6919 97 hr 6919 A bill to temporarily suspend certain amendments made to the extended unemployment compensation program by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-08-03 1982-08-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. House Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] IA R T000053 27 Provides that, for six months, the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 shall be applied as if: (1) specified amendments made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1970 (which excluded extended and additional unemployment compensation claims from the determination of the insured unemployment rate and which raised the level of State unemployment required to trigger the extended unemployment compensation program) had not been enacted; and (2) such State trigger were based solely on a State insured unemployment rate of five percent for that week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks (waiving the 120 percent factor). 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-s-2802 97 s 2802 A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to restore a former provision relating to the insured unemployment rate. Labor and Employment 1982-08-03 1982-08-05 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department; Labor Department. Senate Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] IL D D000366 6 Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (as amended by specified provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) to provide that individuals filing claims for compensation, including regular, extended, supplemental, and sharable regular compensation, shall be counted for purposes of determining the insured unemployment rate. Makes such change retroactive to June 1, 1982, for purposes of counting those on extended benefits. Provides that a State shall not be deemed out of compliance with specified Internal Revenue Code provisions by reason of a failure to amend its State unemployment compensation law within a specified period to include any requirement imposed by this Act. Permits States to choose to implement such changes prior to the time that changes in the State unemployment compensation law are formally adopted. 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z  
97-hjres-551 97 hjres 551 A joint resolution to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations which expand the number of hours which 14 and 15-year old children would be permitted to work and which further change the conditions of employment of young children and students. Labor and Employment 1982-07-28 1982-08-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 104 Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations changing: (1) the conditions for employment of 14 and 15 year-old children; and (2) existing regulations governing full-time student employment at subminimum wages. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hjres-554 97 hjres 554 A joint resolution to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations which expand the number of hours which 14 and 15-year old children would be permitted to work and which further expand the type of and conditions of employment for young children and students. Labor and Employment 1982-07-28 1982-08-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. House Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] MT D W000520 0 Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations changing: (1) the conditions for employment of 14 and 15 year-old children; and (2) existing regulations governing full-time student employment at subminimum wages. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-sjres-223 97 sjres 223 A joint resolution to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations which expand the number of hours which 14- and 15-year old children would be permitted to work and which further change the conditions of employment of young children and students. Labor and Employment 1982-07-28 1982-08-09 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 5 Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from promulgating regulations changing: (1) the conditions for employment of 14 and 15 year-old children; and (2) existing regulations governing full-time student employment at subminimum wages. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
97-hr-6860 97 hr 6860 A bill to restore the Federal extended unemployment compensation program providing up to 39 weeks of benefits for laid-off workers. Labor and Employment 1982-07-26 1982-08-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] MD D L000413 0 Repeals specified provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 which amended the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to: (1) eliminate a national trigger; (2) exclude extended or additional compensation claims in the determination of the insured unemployment rate; and (3) change the State trigger. Provides that the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 shall apply as if such amendments had not been enacted (thus restoring the national trigger, again counting extended or additional compensation in determining the insured unemployment rate, and restoring the State trigger to its previous level). Reaffirms the support of the Congress for the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 and for its goals of full employment, increased real income, and balanced growth. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hr-6839 97 hr 6839 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-07-22 1982-08-19 See H.R.4961. House Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20] IL R F000123 1 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1982 - 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 State compensation, who have no rights to State or Federal compensation (including both regular and extended 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. 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 an area "emergency on" indicator (when the rate of insured unemployment in such State for such week and the immediately preceding three 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 three weeks is less than five percent). Requires that, in the case of any area of a State, no emergency benefit period shall last longer 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 to such individual during his or her 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 100 percent of the total amount of regular compensation payable to such applicant during his or her most recent benefit ye… 2025-08-29T19:50:01Z  
97-hr-6767 97 hr 6767 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the provisions which increase the Federal unemployment tax in States with outstanding Federal loans will not apply to States with high rates of unemployment and large outstanding loan balances and to provide that such States will not be required to pay interest on such loans. Labor and Employment 1982-07-15 1982-07-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. House Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10] MI D A000076 14 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the credit against employment tax liability available to an employer shall not be reduced due to any unpaid balance of loans made to the unemployment account of a State in which: (1) the unemployment rate for a specified period is seven percent or more; and (2) the balance of loans made to the unemployment account is at least $1,000,000,000. Amends title XII (Advances to State Unemployment Funds) of the Social Security Act to provide that States with such unemployment rates and loan balances shall not be required to pay interest on such loans. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-6769 97 hr 6769 A bill authorizing additional appropriations for job training programs in States suffering high unemployment. Labor and Employment 1982-07-15 1982-07-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8] PA R C000845 0 Authorizes appropriations for each fiscal year after FY 1982, in an amount equal to the total amount of countervailing duties collected pursuant to specified provisions of the Trade Act of 1930 during the immediately preceding fiscal year, to carry out job training programs funded through the Department of Labor in States which had an average unemployment rate during such preceding fiscal year of nine and one-half percent or more. Provides that such appropriations shall be in addition to any other moneys available during that year for carrying out job training programs funded through the Department. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hr-6781 97 hr 6781 Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-07-15 1982-09-28 Executive Comment Requested from Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, IRS, Labor. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 265 Residential Mortgage Investment Act of 1982 - Permits employee benefit plans, as defined under this Act, to engage in any qualified mortgage transaction involving any qualified residential mortgage loan, provided transactions between all parties are at arm's length. Permits such plans to participate in any mortgage pool, provided such pool conforms to specified requirements with regard to permitted investments. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. Provides that this Act shall supersede any and all contrary provisions of State law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code. Prohibits the imposition of Federal excise tax on a plan or pool that engages in a transaction described under this Act. 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z  
97-hres-524 97 hres 524 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the community service employment program under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 should not be terminated or weakened. Labor and Employment 1982-07-14 1982-07-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Emery, David F. [R-ME-1] ME R E000175 26 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the community service employment program under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 should not be terminated or weakened. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-s-2723 97 s 2723 National Defense and Strategic Skills Training Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-07-01 1982-07-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 4 National Defense and Strategic Skills Training Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to develop a list, to be revised annually, of skilled occupations with a substantial shortage of workers. Directs the Secretary of Defense to determine which of those occupations is necessary to the improved efficiency of defense procurement. Directs the Secretary of Labor, upon application, to designate a State a participating State if it: (1) has high concentrations of experienced workers dislocated by major changes in its economic base; (2) will establish a system for selecting, training, and relocating displaced workers; and (3) evidences understanding of defense procurement procedures and establishes relationships with contractors to assist in the placement of experienced displaced workers. Directs the Secretary of Defense to set aside up to one percent of funds available for weapons systems for FY 1983-1987 for the special training program. Directs the Secretary to select appropriate contractors to participate in this program, requiring at least ten percent of the workers to be displaced workers hired and trained under the program. Requires the Secretary to reimburse such contractors for the costs of training these workers. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T19:51:45Z  
97-s-2724 97 s 2724 Short Time Compensation Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-07-01 1982-07-06 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department; Labor Department. Senate Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] MO R D000030 2 Short-Time Compensation Act of 1982 - 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: (1) develop legislation which may be used by States as a model in developing and enacting short-time compensation programs; (2) provide technical assistance to States to develop, enact, and implement such programs; and (3) study and evaluate the operation, costs, effect on the State insured rate of unemployment, and other effects of such programs. Terminates the guideline and grant provisions of this Act after a three-year experimental period. Encourages States to experiment, but to consider requiring specified provisions to assure minimum uniformity. Defines a "short-time compensation program" as one under which: (1) individuals whose workweek has been reduced by at least ten percent, pursuant to a qualified employer plan, will be eligible for at least a pro rata portion of the unemployment benefits payable if such individual were totally unemployed; (2) eligible employees may apply for and collect short-time compensation or regular unemployment compensation benefits, as needed, but shall not collect more than the maximum unemployment compensation benefit for full-time unemployment or be eligible for short-time compensation for more than 26 weeks in any 12-month period; and (3) 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 or employers association which is party to a collective bargaining agreement certifies that the aggregate reduction in work hours pursuant to… 2025-08-29T19:51:37Z  
97-sjres-211 97 sjres 211 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate July 27, 1982, as "National Recognition Day for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf." Labor and Employment 1982-07-01 1982-07-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Senate Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CT D D000388 15 Requests the President to designate July 27, 1982, as National Recognition Day for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-hjres-530 97 hjres 530 A joint resolution designating the week beginning September 12, 1982, as "National Housekeepers Week". Labor and Employment 1982-06-24 1982-06-24 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2] NH R G000445 1 Designates the week beginning September 12, 1982, as National Housekeepers Week. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-s-2650 97 s 2650 Displaced Worker Readjustment Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-06-18 1982-07-01 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department; GAO; OMB. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Displaced Worker Readjustment Act of 1982 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1986 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor to allot such appropriations among the States: (1) for FY 1983, on the basis of the number of unemployed persons in each State relative to all States during calendar year 1982; and (2) for FY 1983 through 1986, on the basis of the amount of such appropriations spent by each State relative to all States in the prior fiscal year for mass layoff and plant closing early warning readjustment servies programs and unemployment insurance reemployability planning programs. Requires States to use grants under this Act for such programs. for such programs. Sets forth grant application and program requirements. Sets forth provisions for limitations on uses of funds, auditing, payments to States, and nondiscrimination. 2025-08-29T19:51:41Z  
97-hjres-514 97 hjres 514 A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the Department of Labor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982. Labor and Employment 1982-06-17 1982-06-17 Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 3 Makes a supplemental appropriation for FY 1982 to the Department of Labor for specfied employment and training assistance under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, including youth employment and training and public service employment programs. 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z  
97-hr-6633 97 hr 6633 Unemployment Compensation Financing Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-06-17 1982-08-19 See H.R.4961. House Rep. Gradison, Willis D., Jr. [R-OH-1] OH R G000349 0 Unemployment Compensation Financing Act of 1982 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the wage base of the Federal unemployment tax from $6,000 to $7,000. Increases the minimum net rate of such tax. Provides that the tax credit against unemployment tax liability available to an employer shall not be reduced due to any unpaid balances in State unemployment trust funds under title XII (Advances to State Unemployment Funds) of the Social Security Act if the State makes certain repayments. Revises the rate of reduction of such tax credit for employers in certain States to which advances of unemployment funds have been made. Removes State unemployment trust funds from the computation of the Federal unified budget. 2025-08-29T19:49:57Z  
97-s-2634 97 s 2634 A bill to amend section 14 (c) (3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to permit the employment of handicapped and severely handicapped individuals in common areas, to permit the employment of handicapped individuals in demonstration projects, and for other purposes. Labor and Employment 1982-06-16 1982-08-11 Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] OK R N000102 7 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make technical changes in the language of provisions governing work activities programs for severely handicapped individuals to provide for the integration of such individuals with less handicapped persons working in sheltered workshops. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
97-s-2637 97 s 2637 Federal Supplemental Unemployment Assistance Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-06-16 1982-06-23 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department; Labor Department. Senate Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] OH D M000678 0 Federal Supplemental Unemployment Assistance Act of 1982 - Permits States to enter into and participate in agreements with the Secretary of Labor under this Act and to terminate such agreements upon providing 30 days' written notice to the Secretary. Requires that such agreements provide that the State agency will make Federal supplemental compensation payments: (1) to individuals who have exhausted all rights to regular and extended compensation under State law, have no rights to unemployment compensation with respect to a week under State or Federal law, and are not receiving Canadian unemployment compensation with respect to such week; and (2) for any week of unemployment which begins in an extended benefit period and the individual's period of eligibility. Prohibits any Federal supplemental compensation payment to any individual for any week of unemployment which begins more than two years after the end of the benefit year for which rights to regular compensation were exhausted. Makes the amount of Federal supplemental compensation payable to any individual for any week of total unemployment equal to the amount of the regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable during the benefit year under the State law. Requires that the amount established in an individual's Federal supplemental compensation account equal the lesser of: (1) 50 percent of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable with respect to the benefit year on the basis of which regular compensation was most recently received; or (2) ten times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Prohibits payment of Federal supplemental compensation to any individual under an agreement entered into under this Act for any week beginning: (1) before the first week beginning after enactment of this Act or the week following the week in which such agreement is entered into, whichever is later; or (2) after March 31, 1983. Provides for Federal payments to States having agreements f… 2025-08-29T19:51:38Z  
97-hr-6594 97 hr 6594 A bill to repeal the change made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 in the eligibility requirements for receipt of unemployment benefits by ex-service members. Labor and Employment 1982-06-15 1982-10-01 See H.R.4717. House Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] CA D D000592 37 Includes an individual's military service as Federal service for purposes of provisions concerning unemployment compensation eligibility if the individual: (1) was released from such military service under conditions other than dishonorable; and (2) was not given a bad conduct discharge or, if an officer, did not resign for the good of the service. Eliminates provisions excluding military service as Federal service for such purposes if the individual: (1) left the service voluntarily; or (2) was released or discharged for cause. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-6576 97 hr 6576 Prohibition of Mandatory Retirement and Employment Rights Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-06-10 1982-12-23 Executive Comment Received From EEOC. House Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14] FL D P000218 182 Prohibition of Mandatory Retirement and Employment Rights Act of 1982 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to eliminate the upper age limitation of the class of persons to whom such Act applies. 2025-08-29T19:49:57Z  
97-s-2617 97 s 2617 Prohibition of Mandatory Retirement and Employment Rights Act of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-06-10 1982-08-18 Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 22 Prohibition of Mandatory Retirement and Employment Rights Act of 1982 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to eliminate the upper age limitation of the class of persons to whom such Act applies. 2025-08-29T19:51:41Z  
97-hjres-503 97 hjres 503 A joint resolution to provide for the designation of July 27, 1982, as "National Recognition Day for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf". Labor and Employment 1982-06-09 1982-06-09 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. DeNardis, Lawrence J. [R-CT-3] CT R D000231 4 Directs the President to designate July 27, 1982, as National Recognition Day for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hjres-505 97 hjres 505 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the week of June 20, 1982, through June 27, 1982, as "National Safety in the Workplace Week". Labor and Employment 1982-06-09 1982-06-09 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Evans, Thomas B., Jr. [R-DE-At Large] DE R E000258 0 Requests the President to designate the week of June 20 through June 27, 1982, as National Safety in the Workplace Week to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the American Society of Safety Engineers. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hjres-506 97 hjres 506 A joint resolution establishing National Nursing Assistants' Day. Labor and Employment 1982-06-09 1982-06-09 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6] MA D M000264 0 Requests the President to designate June 22, 1983, as National Nursing Assistants' Day. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hjres-507 97 hjres 507 A joint resolution designating July 27, 1982, as "National Recognition Day for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf". Labor and Employment 1982-06-09 1982-06-09 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6] CT D M000839 48 Designates July 27, 1982, as National Recognition Day for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hr-6548 97 hr 6548 Federal Mine Safety and Health Act Amendments of 1982 Labor and Employment 1982-06-09 1982-06-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety. House Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5] CO R K000322 0 Federal Mine Safety and Health Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to exclude from the definition of the term "operator" any State or locality. Revises the definition of a "miner" to mean any individual who is employed for the primary purpose of working in a coal or other mine. Excludes from the definition of "coal or other mine" the surface mining of sand, gravel, stone, clay, or colloidal phosphate. Provides that an independent contractor shall not be considered to be an agent of the mine operator. Defines "construction contractor" as any independent contractor: (1) whose primary business is in the contract construction industry; (2) who is engaged by an operator to construct, repair, or alter the structures, facilities, utilities, or roads of a mine; and (3) whose employees are not associated with any mining activity. Defines a "significant and substantial violation" as a violation of the Act or any mandatory health or safety standard that constitutes a hazardous condition or practice which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm. Defines an "unwarrantable failure" as any act of gross negligence which could reasonably be expected to create a hazardous condition which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm. Excludes from the provisions of the Act any coal or other mine if each individual engaged in working at such mine owns or controls at least ten percent of the assets associated with such mine. Requires the Secretary of Labor to develop, promulgate, or revise mandatory health or safety standards in accordance with specified provisions of Federal law concerning rulemaking which relate to hearings, presiding employees, burden of proof, evidence, and initial decisions if significant interest is shown by individuals to be affected by the standards. Requires that the Secretary appoint one or more individuals qualified by experience and affiliation to present the viewpoint of operators and one or more individu… 2025-08-29T19:49:57Z  
97-s-2614 97 s 2614 A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to reduce the amount of time which must elapse between extended benefit periods. Labor and Employment 1982-06-09 1982-06-14 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Health and Human Services Department; Labor Department. Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 1 Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to reduce the amount of time which must elapse between extended benefit periods. 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z  

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