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| 98-hr-6422 | 98 | hr | 6422 | Voluntary National Youth Service Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-10-09 | 1984-10-09 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | Voluntary National Youth Service Act - Authorizes the Director of the ACTION Agency to make grants to eligible States and local governments for youth service projects. Requires the Director to designate specific activities as service categories in which project participants may serve. Sets forth criteria for such designations. Sets forth types of positions which such service categories may include. Sets forth grant eligibility requirements for States and local governments, including requirements for plans and matching funds. Requires that specified percentages of poor persons and of unemployed persons participate in such projects. Sets forth requirements relating to the amount of wages, benefits, and subsistence allowances for project participants. Requires the Director to distribute such grants among eligible States and local governments on the basis of which ones will best use such funds, as determined on the basis of the plans submitted. Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions. Requires that project participants be not less than 17 and not more than 24 years old. Prohibits any person from serving on such a project for more than a three-year period. Requires participants to agree to serve for at least a six-month period. Prohibits acceptance for project service of any person who does not hold a high school diploma or its equivalent, unless such person has not been enrolled as a high school student during the three-month period before the date of such acceptance. Limits to ten percent of any such grant the amount which may be used for administrative expenses. Sets forth project grant review and reporting requirements. Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to provide for a second Associate Director of the ACTION Agency. Provides that such Associate Director shall carry out operational responsibility for all programs authorized under this Act. Makes other conforming amendments to such Act which add references to this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and succeeding fiscal years. | 2025-08-29T17:38:04Z | |
| 98-hr-6411 | 98 | hr | 6411 | A bill to provide, through States and employer-employee committees, that services are provided to unemployed persons to facilitate transfer to new employment opportunities, to require the employer to give employees advance notice of layoffs and to give employees relocation options and assistance, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1984-10-05 | 1984-10-05 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1] | WI | D | A000224 | 0 | Provides, through States and employee-employer committees, for services to unemployed persons to facilitate transfer to new employment opportunities. Requires employers to give employees advance notice of mass layoffs. Requires employees to give long-term employees assistance after termination and relocation options and assistance. Directs the Secretary of Labor to allot specified funds to States which have submitted approved applications. Bases such allotments on relative numbers of: (1) unemployed persons during the preceding calendar year; and (2) unemployed persons who were unemployed for 15 weeks or more during the preceding calendar year. Sets forth application requirements. Requires a State receiving funds under this Act to ensure that unemployed persons in such State are provided with: (1) personal and family counseling; (2) career planning; (3) job search training; and (4) information regarding actual and potential job openings. Defines "employer" as a person engaged in an activity, business, or industry affecting commerce who has 50 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of such a person. Defines "long-term employee" as an individual who was a full- time employee for more than 104 weeks. Requires an employer who terminates from employment, for any reason other than malfeasance, any long-term employee to give such employee full wages and benefits for a prescribed period beginning on the date after the date such employee receives notice of such termination. Makes the "prescribed period" a period of one and two-tenths days for each week in excess of 104 weeks that an individual was an employee of the employer, but limits such period to not more than 180 days. Provides that "full wages and benefits" shall be reduced by the sum of: (1) the wages and benefits received by the employee for any employment or reasonable offer of employment which the employee could have accepted during such period; and (2) unemploy… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-6412 | 98 | hr | 6412 | A bill to provide, in the case of mass layoffs by an employer, through States and employer-employee committees, that services are provided to unemployed persons to facilitate transfer to new employment opportunities, to require, in the case of mass layoffs by an employer, the employer to give employees advance notice of layoffs and to give employees relocation options and assistance, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1984-10-05 | 1984-10-05 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1] | WI | D | A000224 | 0 | Provides, through States and employee-employer committees, for services to unemployed persons to facilitate transfer to new employment opportunities. Requires employers to give employees advance notice of mass layoffs. Requires covered employers who know that mass layoffs are likely to give long-term employees assistance after termination and relocation options and assistance. Directs the Secretary of Labor to allot specified funds to States which have submitted approved applications. Bases such allotments on relative numbers of: (1) unemployed persons during the preceding calendar year; and (2) unemployed persons who were unemployed for 15 weeks or more during the preceding calendar year. Sets forth application requirements. Requires a State receiving funds under this Act to ensure that unemployed persons in such State are provided with: (1) personal and family counseling; (2) career planning; (3) job search training; and (4) information regarding actual and potential job openings. Defines "employer" as a person engaged in an activity, business, or industry affecting commerce who has 50 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of such a person. Defines "covered employer" as an employer who knows or has reason to know that at least 25 of the employees employed in any one establishment of such employer are likely to be terminated, for any reason other than malfeasance, in an 18-month period. Provides that such employer shall be a covered employer until the expiration of such 18-month period. Defines "long-term employee" as an individual who was a full-time employee for more than 104 weeks. Requires a covered employer who terminates from employment, for any reason other than malfeasance, any long-term employee to give such employee full wages and benefits for a prescribed period beginning on the date after the date such employee receives notice of such termination. Makes the "prescribed period" a period of one and two-… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-6392 | 98 | hr | 6392 | A bill to prevent the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Amendments of 1984 from affecting pending suits against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. | Labor and Employment | 1984-10-04 | 1984-10-04 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 1 | Provides that pending suits against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority shall not be affected by specified amendments to provisions relating to liability for compensation made by the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 1984. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-6404 | 98 | hr | 6404 | Plan Termination and Reversion Control Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-10-04 | 1984-10-04 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 5 | Plan Termination and Reversion Control Act of 1984 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to delineate the eligibility and sufficiency criteria which single-employer pension plans must meet in order to terminate under the protection of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the Corporation). Includes among the termination eligibility requirements for such single-employer pension plan: (1) business necessity; (2) pay-status participants not in excess of 80 percent (pay-status participants are those whose retirement benefits have become payable); (3) absence for a specified period of a different employer-maintained plan; and (4) the plan to be terminated did not participate in an asset or liabilities transfer between plans during such period. Delineates the criteria under which plan termination is considered a business necessity for purposes of this Act. States that plan termination will not be considered a business necessity if the termination's primary purpose is to make funds available to contributing sponsors or to a sponsor's controlled group in order to prevent or promote entry of other persons into the controlled group. Treats fiduciaries who have permitted single-employer plan terminations to take place without meeting the eligibility criteria as having breached a fiduciary duty. Sets guidelines under which residual assets of terminated plans shall be distributed among: (1) employee contributors; (2) participants and beneficiaries; and (3) employers. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax upon the distribution of residual assets to an employer if a single-employer benefit plan is terminated, except under the business necessity criteria of this Act. Makes the employer liable to pay such tax. Requires a plan administrator to file a plan termination notice with the Corporation after giving plan participants and beneficiaries advanced written notice of such proposed termination. Requires the Corporation to hold a hearing on the record regarding: (1) plan terminat… | 2025-08-29T17:39:40Z | |
| 98-hr-6378 | 98 | hr | 6378 | A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1984-10-03 | 1984-10-03 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13] | IL | R | E000204 | 0 | Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require employers to provide conditions of employment that are free of recognized hazards which: (1) can be abated through reasonably available means; and (2) pose a substantial probability of death, serious injury or impaired health. Directs the Secretary of Labor to determine, when promulgating occupational health standards dealing with toxic substances or harmful physical agents, whether: (1) a particular standard will substantially reduce employee health risks; (2) such standard will threaten the competitive stance of the regulated industry; (3) engineering or work practice controls are readily available for use in the regulated industry; and (4) such controls can achieve the compliance levels established for the regulated industry. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-sjres-357 | 98 | sjres | 357 | A joint resolution to designate the week beginning May 19, 1985, as "National Medical Transcriptionist Week". | Labor and Employment | 1984-10-02 | 1984-10-10 | See H.J.Res.332. | Senate | Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] | CA | R | W000607 | 0 | Designates the week beginning May 19, 1985, as National Medical Transcriptionist Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-6345 | 98 | hr | 6345 | A bill to provide for an incentive for job training by reducing interest owed by States as a result of receiving advances under title XII of the Social Security Act with respect to unemployment compensation. | Labor and Employment | 1984-10-01 | 1984-10-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | K000118 | 3 | Amends title XII (Advances to State Unemployment Funds) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to annually credit to a State's Unemployment Trust Fund account the amount paid by the State as unemployment compensation to individuals who, while receiving such compensation, were in an approved training program. Provides that any such amount so credited shall be used to reduce the interest owed on the balance of advances made to the State's Unemployment Trust Fund account. Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Act to require a State's annual report to the Secretary of Labor to include certain information concerning unemployment compensation paid to individuals in approved training programs. Directs the Secretary of Labor to report to Congress annually concerning unemployment compensation paid to individuals in training. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-6305 | 98 | hr | 6305 | Plan Termination Insurance Technical Clarification Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-25 | 1984-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33] | NY | D | N000163 | 3 | Plan Termination Insurance Technical Clarification Act of 1984 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall pay plan termination insurance benefits with respect to certain plans for which amendments were executed on July 8, 1974, purporting to terminate such plans as of May 22, 1974. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-6293 | 98 | hr | 6293 | A bill to require studies with respect to the effect of increased automation in the workplace on the rate of unemployed and with respect to the effect of such increased automation in the workplace on the amount of revenues available to, and amount of benefits paid under, the programs under Titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act. | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-24 | 1984-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Labor to undertake a study on the effect of increased automation in the workplace on the extent of unemployment in the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to undertake a study on the effect of increased automation in the workplace on the amount of revenues collected from self-employment income taxes and Federal insurance contributions under the Internal Revenue Code. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to undertake a study on the effect of increased automation in the workplace on the amount of benefits paid under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to undertake an independent study concerning such previous matters. Requires each of the aforementioned Secretaries to cooperate fully with the Comptroller General in providing the information necessary for such study. Requires each such Secretary and the Comptroller General to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the results of their respective studies, together with recommendations, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-sjres-354 | 98 | sjres | 354 | A joint resolution designating the week of January 7 through January 13, 1985, as "National Productivity Improvement Week". | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-19 | 1984-10-03 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 33 | Designates the week of January 7 through January 13, 1985, as National Productivity Improvement Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-6264 | 98 | hr | 6264 | A bill to provide the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with the power to subpoena information relating to employment practices from any officer or employee of any Federal department or agency who seeks to evade or defy the law requiring such officer or employee to provide such information to the Commission. | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-18 | 1984-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 0 | Authorizes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue a subpoena to any U.S. officer or employee requiring the production of any information about certain employment practices addressed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with regard to discrimination in Federal Government employment. Grants any U.S. court the power to enforce such subpoena. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-6269 | 98 | hr | 6269 | Federal Employees Day Care Benefits Study Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-18 | 1984-09-18 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 4 | Federal Employees' Day Care Benefits Study Act of 1984 - Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to enter into a contract with a consultant to help: (1) identify options for a Government program of providing workday care benefits to dependent children of Federal employees; and (2) conduct a cost-benefits analysis of such options. Lists options to be considered including: (1) a program to furnish vouchers to pay for child care services; (2) programs to furnish child care at the place of employment, under a Government contract, or through a consortium of Government agencies and other employers using child care services; and (3) a program to provide information and referral services relating to child care. Requires the Comptroller General to determine through such cost-benefit analysis whether the Government would save money by conducting such a program by reason of such factors as: (1) increased productivity; (2) reduced employee turnover, absenteeism, tardiness, use of leave, or loss of worktime; (3) increased loyalty; and (4) reduced recruitment costs resulting from increased attractiveness of Government employment. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress within one year on the analysis and any recommendations for administrative action or legislation. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T17:39:20Z | |
| 98-s-3007 | 98 | s | 3007 | Federal Employees Day Care Benefits Study Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-18 | 1984-10-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services. | Senate | Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA] | VA | R | T000367 | 1 | Federal Employees' Day Care Benefits Study Act of 1984 - Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to enter into a contract with a consultant to help: (1) identify options for a Government program of providing workday care benefits to dependent children of Federal employees; and (2) conduct a cost-benefits analysis of such options. Lists options to be considered including: (1) a program to furnish vouchers to pay for child care services; (2) programs to furnish child care at the place of employment, under a Government contract, or through a consortium of Government agencies and other employers using child care services; and (3) a program to provide information and referral services relating to child care. Requires the Comptroller General to determine through such cost-benefit analysis whether the Government would save money by conducting such a program by reason of such factors as: (1) increased productivity; (2) reduced employee turnover, absenteeism, tardiness, use of leave, or loss of worktime; (3) increased loyalty; and (4) reduced recruitment costs resulting from increased attractiveness of Government employment. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress within one year on the analysis and any recommendations for administrative action or legislation. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T17:39:44Z | |
| 98-hr-6258 | 98 | hr | 6258 | A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to make decisions concerning plant closings a mandatory subject of collective bargaining, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-17 | 1984-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 0 | Amends the National Labor Relations Act to make decisions concerning plant closings (as defined by this Act) or permanent layoffs a mandatory subject of collective bargaining. Makes such closings or layoffs an unfair labor practice unless: (1) an employer gives written notice of such an order to the union and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS); and (2) the employer bargains collectively over a 90-day period with the union (unless the FMCS determines that such bargaining would be futile). | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hjres-647 | 98 | hjres | 647 | A joint resolution designating the week of January 7 through January 13, 1985, as "National Productivity Improvement Week". | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-14 | 1984-09-14 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | L000265 | 37 | Designates the week of January 7 through January 13, 1985, as National Productivity Improvement Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-s-2988 | 98 | s | 2988 | A bill to amend the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 with respect to the effect of the 1985 increase in the Federal unemployment tax rate on certain small business provisions contained in State unemployment compensation laws. | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-12 | 1984-09-18 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department, Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 0 | Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act to provide that States which allow certain small businesses to pay a nonexperience based State unemployment tax rate below 5.4 percent may gradually increase the unemployment tax rate for such businesses over a four-year period to equal the new 5.4 percent standard State unemployment tax rate for 1985 and thereafter. | 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z | |
| 98-hconres-355 | 98 | hconres | 355 | A concurrent resolution establishing a commission to study wage discrimination and other discriminatory personnel policies and practices in the legislative branch. | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-11 | 1984-09-11 | Referred to House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 87 | Establishes a Commission on Employment Discrimination in the Legislative Branch. Directs the Commission to: (1) employ a nongovernmental consultant to study the compensation paid to Library of Congress personnel and analyze personnel policies of the Library; (2) evaluate the compensation system of the Library for compliance with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and make any recommendations needed to achieve compliance; (3) develop a plan for the application of title VII through the legislative branch; and (4) make recommendations to Congress for improvement of personnel policies and practices in the legislative branch. Directs the Commission to submit a final report to Congress 18 months after enactment of this Act. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of the final report. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 98-s-2985 | 98 | s | 2985 | Equal Employment Opportunity Enforcement Reorganization Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-11 | 1984-09-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 2 | Equal Employment Opportunity Enforcement Reorganization Act - Enacts the provisions of the Executive Reorganization Act of 1977 which transfer to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) all functions of the Department of Labor and the Office of Personnel Management relating to enforcing and administering: (1) the equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act; (2) the age discrimination functions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (3) the equal opportunity in Federal employment provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and (4) the Federal employment of handicapped individuals enforcement functions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Transfers to the Attorney General any function of EEOC concerning initiation of litigation with respect to State or local government under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Abolishes the Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinating Council and transfers its functions to EEOC. | 2025-08-29T17:40:33Z | |
| 98-s-2979 | 98 | s | 2979 | Fair Reduction-in-Force Practices Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-10 | 1984-09-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services. | Senate | Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] | MD | D | S000064 | 0 | Fair Reduction-in-Force Practices Act of 1984 - Prohibits any executive agency, the Government Printing Office, or the Library of Congress from conducting a reduction in force unless it cannot respond to the reason for the need for a proposed reduction in force by: (1) instituting general cost-reduction measures; (2) establishing practical programs for eliminating inefficient or wasteful agency practices; (3) transferring funds between agency programs and activities; (4) reassigning employees to other positions within the agency, positions funded by trust or revolving fund accounts, or positions with a State or local government; (5) transferring or detailing employees; or (6) limiting the hours of intermittent employees and reducing the use of temporary employees. Requires an agency head to notify the exclusive representative of any unit having an employee affected by a proposed reduction in force of any determination of a need for a reduction in force. Sets forth procedures governing collective bargaining over a reduction in force. Prohibits an agency from conducting a reduction in force unless: (1) after satisfying the previous requirements of this Act, it submits a report concerning the proposed reduction in force to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and (2) OPM certifies on the basis of such report that the requirements of this Act have been met. Requires the report to OPM to: (1) describe the actions to be taken, the reasons the reduction in force is necessary, all alternatives and proposals considered and implemented, and the anticipated impact of the proposed reduction in force on the operations and management of the agency; (2) provide any views and recommendations submitted by employee or management representatives; (3) indicate the estimated total cost to the Government of the proposed reduction in force; and (4) compare the estimated savings, over three years, anticipated through the proposed reduction in force with the estimated savings anticipated through the alternatives and proposals co… | 2025-08-29T17:38:58Z | |
| 98-s-2971 | 98 | s | 2971 | Labor Trusteeships and Fiduciary Amendments Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-06 | 1984-09-11 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | Labor Trusteeships and Fiduciary Amendments Act of 1984 - Title I: Trusteeship Investigations - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to direct the Secretary of Labor to bring a civil action in Federal district court if after investigation the Secretary finds probable cause to believe a labor organization has violated such Act. (Removes the requirement that such an investigation be in response to a member's written complaint.) Conditions the validity of a labor organization trusteeship upon the holding of a fair hearing regarding the establishment of such trusteeship. Requires certification by a body duly authorized by the labor organization that such hearing was fair and in conformity with the organization's constitution and by-laws. (Removes the current initial 18-month presumption of validity for such a trusteeship.) Title II: Removal Procedures - Permits the Secretary to find that a labor organization's removal procedures have not been followed, thus allowing an officer's removal for serious misconduct by vote of the organization membership. (Currently, the Secretary is restricted in such a situation to finding no more than whether the organization has adequate removal procedures in its constitution and by-laws.) Title III: Provisions Relating to the Fiduciary Responsibility of Officers of Labor Organizations - Authorizes a labor organization member to sue an organization fiduciary in Federal district court for: (1) the restoration of profits made through the misuse of organization assets; and (2) removal of such fiduciary. Exempts fiduciaries from any liability for breaches committed outside the period of service as a fiduciary. Authorizes the Secretary to bring a civil action to enforce the fiduciary provisions of such Act. (Currently, only a labor organization or its governing board may bring such a suit.) | 2025-08-29T17:38:34Z | |
| 98-sjres-350 | 98 | sjres | 350 | A joint resolution to recognize the importance of the role of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the Department of Labor in promoting apprenticeship programs. | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-06 | 1984-09-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 0 | States that the Congress recognizes the effectiveness of apprenticeship training in developing a skilled work force and commends the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training for its role in promoting apprenticeship programs. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 98-hr-6187 | 98 | hr | 6187 | A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that the duty to bargain collectively includes bargaining with respect to retirement benefits for retired employees. | Labor and Employment | 1984-09-05 | 1984-09-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 1 | Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that it is the mutual obligation of employers and employee representatives to bargain collectively regarding retirement benefits for retired employees. States that parties wishing to modify (or terminate) certain collective bargaining contracts must continue for a specified period the existing terms and conditions relating to retirement benefits for retired employees. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-6112 | 98 | hr | 6112 | A bill to amend the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 with respect to the effect of the 1985 increase in the Federal unemployment tax rate on certain small business provisions contained in State unemployment compensation laws. | Labor and Employment | 1984-08-09 | 1984-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 98-601. | House | Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] | IL | D | R000458 | 7 | Amends the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act to provide that States which allow certain small businesses to pay a nonexperience-based State unemployment tax rate below 5.4 percent may gradually increase the unemployment tax rate for such businesses over a four-year period to equal the new 5.4 percent standard State unemployment tax rate for 1985 and thereafter. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-6114 | 98 | hr | 6114 | Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-09 | Referred to House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Bethune, Ed [R-AR-2] | AR | R | B000422 | 0 | Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require labor organizations to report to the Federal Election Commission expenditures for: (1) communications to their membership regarding the election of clearly identified candidates; (2) voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives directed towards their members; and (3) contributions to a segregated fund for political purposes. | 2025-08-29T17:39:25Z | |
| 98-hr-6135 | 98 | hr | 6135 | Dislocated Workers Assistance Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-08-09 | 1984-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17] | MI | D | L000263 | 0 | Dislocated Workers Assistance Act of 1984 - Title I: Unemployment Insurance - Authorizes States to establish short-time compensation programs under their unemployment compensation laws under which an individual in an industry with declining employment shall be eligible for short-time unemployment compensation for time spent in approved training while the individual continues to be employed on a reduced workweek basis. Encourages States to establish such programs in accordance with specified provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. Authorizes States to provide that unemployment compensation under their State unemployment compensation laws shall be paid to an individual who voluntarily leaves employment in a firm (or subdivision) experiencing a major reduction in employment, for weeks in which such individual is satisfactorily participating in approved training. Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that specified provisions shall not apply to such individuals. Authorizes States to provide under their State unemployment compensation laws that an individual (including an individual who has voluntarily resigned to enter a training program) may elect, at any time during the first eight weeks of eligibility for the regular unemployment compensation, to receive an amount equal to 125 percent of the remainder of such regular compensation in equal weekly payments over an extended period of time, if during such period the individual is satisfactorily participating in approved training. Sets a limit on the number of weeks over which the individual may choose to receive compensation. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of remaining regular compensation for which an individual will be eligible if such individual fails to satisfactorily participate in or successfully graduates from the training program at any time after making such an election. Prohibits any individual who makes such an election from being entitled to any more compensation … | 2025-08-29T17:39:11Z | |
| 98-hr-6096 | 98 | hr | 6096 | Dislocated Workers Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-08-08 | 1984-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | E000031 | 34 | Dislocated Workers Act of 1984 - Title I: Employment Impact of Federal Programs - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish and maintain the capacity to estimate the employment and unemployment impact of Federal programs, and the termination of Federal programs, including programs of financial assistance. Requires that the impact reports be established and maintained on an individual program-by-program basis, with separate estimates in a State and sub-State level. Requires that such estimates include both the direct and indirect employment effects of Federal expenditures. Title II: Dislocated Workers - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to disregard, in any case in which a student is a certified dislocated worker under title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), all equity in a single principal place of residence and the amount of unemployment benefits, for purposes of computation of assets and income for the proposed family contribution schedule for determination of Pell grants. Authorizes appropriations to cover such additional entitlements, but prohibits payment of such entitlements unless funds are provided for in an appropriation Act. Amends HEA to provide that, in the case of any such dislocated worker, identified under JTPA, determinations of need for purposes of the Guaranteed Student Loan program shall be based on current income. Authorizes the Private Industry Council in every service delivery area (SDA) established under JTPA to provide information on training opportunities in the SDA, as well as the opportunities provided by this Act, to all individuals seeking training and retraining. Provides that acceptance of such training or retraining, and enrollment in a secondary institution with assistance made available pursuant to this title, shall be deemed to be acceptance of training with the approval of the State within the meaning of any other provision of Federal law relating to unemployment insurance. Excludes funds used for such purpose… | 2025-08-29T17:39:06Z | |
| 98-hr-6080 | 98 | hr | 6080 | Fair Reduction-in-Force Practices Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-08-06 | 1984-09-13 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8] | MD | D | B000160 | 45 | Fair Reduction-in-Force Practices Act of 1984 - Prohibits any executive agency, the Government Printing Office, or the Library of Congress from conducting a reduction in force unless it cannot respond to the reason for the need for a proposed reduction in force by: (1) instituting general cost-reduction measures; (2) establishing practical programs for eliminating inefficient or wasteful agency practices; (3) transferring funds between agency programs and activities; (4) reassigning employees to other positions within the agency, positions funded by trust or revolving fund accounts, or positions with a State or local government; (5) transferring or detailing employees; or (6) limiting the hours of intermittent employees and reducing the use of temporary employees. Requires an agency head to notify the exclusive representative of any unit having an employee who would be affected by a proposed reduction in force of any determination of a need for a reduction in force. Sets forth procedures governing collective bargaining over a reduction in force. Prohibits an agency from conducting a reduction in force unless: (1) after satisfying the previous requirements of this Act, it submits a report concerning the proposed reduction in force to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and (2) OPM certifies on the basis of such report that the requirements of this Act have been met. Requires the report to OPM to: (1) describe the actions to be taken, the reasons the reduction in force is necessary, all alternatives and proposals considered and implemented, and the anticipated impact of the proposed reduction in force on the operations and management of the agency; (2) provide any views and recommendations submitted by employee or management representatives; (3) indicate the estimated total cost to the Government of the proposed reduction in force; and (4) compare the estimated savings, over three years, anticipated through the proposed reduction in force with the estimated savings anticipated through the alternatives and… | 2025-08-29T17:40:30Z | |
| 98-hr-6068 | 98 | hr | 6068 | Railroad Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-08-02 | 1984-08-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-30] | NY | R | C000666 | 0 | Railroad Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Restructuring of Railroad Unemployment Insurance System - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for coverage of railroad workers under the Federal-State unemployment compensation system. Requires State law to cover railroad workers for purposes of receiving certification by the Secretary of Labor each October 31. Establishes rules for determining the State in which an employee will be covered for unemployment insurance. Sets forth transitional rules for implementing these provisions. Provides that States shall be entitled to reimbursement for benefits which they are required to pay which are based on wages and services previously covered under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides for payment to States to assist with the administrative costs of administering the transitional provisions. Title II: Railroad Sickness Insurance - Grants the Railroad Retirement Board authority to enter into an agreement to administer a sickness benefits plan for employees under certain conditions. | 2025-08-29T17:41:01Z | |
| 98-hjres-632 | 98 | hjres | 632 | A joint resolution recognizing the importance of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. | Labor and Employment | 1984-07-31 | 1984-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Hiler, John Patrick [R-IN-3] | IN | R | H000586 | 33 | States that the Congress recognizes the vital role of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training and commits itself to the maintenance of a strong and effective Federal presence in apprenticeship programs. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-6043 | 98 | hr | 6043 | Construction Industry Labor Law Amendments of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-07-31 | 1984-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 50 | Construction Industry Labor Law Amendments of 1984 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that in the construction industry two or more business entities engaged in the same or similar work with common ownership or control shall be deemed a single employer. Applies the terms of a collective bargaining agreement regarding employees of such business entities to all other business entities comprising the same single employer within the geographical area covered by the agreement. States that collective bargaining agreements may only be repudiated after the National Labor Relations Board certifies election results in which a majority of the employees select a bargaining representative other than the representative with whom such agreement was made. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-6048 | 98 | hr | 6048 | Plan Termination Insurance Clarification Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-07-31 | 1984-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33] | NY | D | N000163 | 3 | Plan Termination Insurance Clarification Act of 1984 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide an eligibility standard with respect to plan termination insurance for certain pension plans whose date of benefit cessation cannot be determined. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-6052 | 98 | hr | 6052 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit the tax-free rollover of partial distributions from qualified employer plans by increasing the limitations on the deduction for retirement savings. | Labor and Employment | 1984-07-31 | 1984-07-31 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for the rollover into an individual retirement plan of partial distributions from qualified employer plans. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-6053 | 98 | hr | 6053 | A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate certain reductions in cost of living increases. | Labor and Employment | 1984-07-31 | 1984-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] | PA | R | S000394 | 53 | Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate reductions in cost of living increases for railroad retirees, and railroad spouse and survivors' annuities, as a result of increases in certain social security benefits. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-s-2897 | 98 | s | 2897 | Plan Termination Insurance Clarification Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-07-31 | 1984-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 1 | Plan Termination Insurance Clarification Act of 1984 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide an eligibility standard with respect to plan termination insurance for certain pension plans whose date of benefit cessation cannot be determined. | 2025-08-29T17:40:29Z | |
| 98-hr-6026 | 98 | hr | 6026 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to facilitate industrial homework in the knitted outerwear industry, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1984-07-25 | 1984-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit individuals to: (1) engage in industrial homework of knitted outerwear; and (2) perform any service in their residence as an employee of employers covered by the minimum wage and maximum hour provisions of the Act. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-6010 | 98 | hr | 6010 | A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a limit on the retirement pay and annuities for retired Federal civilian and military personnel which is based on the rate of pay payable for those in active service. | Labor and Employment | 1984-07-24 | 1984-08-02 | Executive Comment Requested from GAO, OPM, OMB. | House | Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] | TX | R | A000215 | 0 | Prohibits the amount of any annuity or retired pay payable to any person by the Federal Government or the District of Columbia government from exceeding the person's basic pay rate immediately before separation from service. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 98-hres-549 | 98 | hres | 549 | Fair Employment Relations Resolution | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-29 | 1984-06-29 | Referred to House Committee on Rules. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 9 | Fair Employment Relations Resolution - Declares that the purpose of this resolution is to implement specified clauses of rule XLIII (prohibiting a Member, officer, or employee of the House from engaging in employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin) and rule XI (requiring that professional committee staff members be appointed without regard to race, creed, sex, or age and solely on the basis of fitness to perform their duties) of the Rules of the House of Representatives. Title I: Fair Employment Relations Board - Establishes the House Fair Employment Relations Board to: (1) make policies and guidelines for the implementation and enforcement of such rules; (2) supervise the operation of the House Fair Employment Relations Office; and (3) hear and determine complaints alleging violations of such rules. Title II: House Fair Employment Relations Office - Establishes the House Fair Employment Relations Office, headed by a Director (appointed by the Board), to: (1) develop procedures to implement the policies and guidelines of the Board; and (2) report to the House on information maintained on each category of individuals afforded equal employment opportunity by such rules. Directs the Office to utilize such information to identify discriminatory wage-setting practices. Requires the Office, upon request, to recommend to House committees improvements in their employment practices. Directs the Office to report to the House, by January 3, 1985, on the continuation or improvement of the procedures for settling complaints. Title III: Complaints of Violations of Equal Employment Opportunity - Sets forth procedures for individuals who allege discrimination in violation of rules XLIII or rule XI, including counseling and conciliation, formal complaints and hearings, and appeals to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. | 2025-08-29T17:38:22Z | |
| 98-hr-5956 | 98 | hr | 5956 | United States Skills Corporation Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-28 | 1984-07-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Early, Joseph D. [D-MA-3] | MA | D | E000013 | 1 | United States Skills Corporation Act - Authorizes the Director of the United States Skills Corporation established by this Act to make grants to State skills corporations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986 for formula grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for competitive grants. Requires the Director to reserve up to a specified amount from appropriations for competitive grants for the purpose of carrying out provisions for innovative grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for administrative expenses relating to carrying out this Act. Requires a State Governor to designate or establish a quasi-public corporation, a public nonprofit corporation, or a State agency as the State skills corporation in order for the State to receive funds under this Act. Requires that such State skills corporation: (1) have as one of its principal corporate purposes the provision of a skill training and education program consistent with the employment needs of the State; (2) receive matching funds from direct State appropriation; and (3) receive financial support from business and industry in the State, together with information, technical assistance, and financial support from business concerns within the State. Requires the State to certify that such designation has been made, that such requirements are met, and that Federal assistance is essential to the success of such programs. Sets forth provisions for distribution of assistance through formula grants and competitive grants. Sets forth grant application requirements. Requires that at least 50 percent of program funds be furnished by business concerns within the State, with specified exceptions. Requires each State skills corporation to furnish evidence that: (1) a required analysis of State training needs was prepared with the cooperation of business concerns within the State, including private industry councils; and (2) the State Job Training Coordinating Council (SJTCC) established under the Job Training Partnership Act … | 2025-08-29T17:38:35Z | |
| 98-s-2811 | 98 | s | 2811 | United States Skills Corporation Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-28 | 1984-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA] | MA | D | T000393 | 3 | United States Skills Corporation Act - Authorizes the Director of the United States Skills Corporation established by this Act to make grants to State skills corporations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986 for formula grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for competitive grants. Requires the Director to reserve up to a specified amount from appropriations for competitive grants for the purpose of carrying out provisions for innovative grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1989 for administrative expenses relating to carrying out this Act. Requires a State Governor to designate or establish a quasi-public corporation, a public nonprofit corporation, or a State agency as the State skills corporation in order for the State to receive funds under this Act. Requires that such State skills corporation: (1) have as one of its principal corporate purposes the provision of a skill training and education program consistent with the employment needs of the State; (2) receive matching funds from direct State appropriation; and (3) receive financial support from business and industry in the State, together with information, technical assistance, and financial support from business concerns within the State. Requires the State to certify that such designation has been made, that such requirements are met, and that Federal assistance is essential to the success of such programs. Sets forth provisions for distribution of assistance through formula grants and competitive grants. Sets forth grant application requirements. Requires that at least 50 percent of program funds be furnished by business concerns within the State, with specified exceptions. Requires each State skills corporation to furnish evidence that: (1) a required analysis of State training needs was prepared with the cooperation of business concerns within the State, including private industry councils; and (2) the State Job Training Coordinating Council (SJTCC) established under the Job Training Partnership Act … | 2025-08-29T17:38:43Z | |
| 98-hr-5943 | 98 | hr | 5943 | A bill to repeal the Service Contract Act of 1965, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-27 | 1984-07-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] | MN | R | S000795 | 31 | Repeals the Service Contract Act of 1965. Provides that any provision of law requiring the payment of wages and benefits at rates determined by reference to determinations of the Secretary of Labor under such Act shall cease to be effective on the enactment date of this Act. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect rights and duties under contracts entered into prior to such enactment date. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-5949 | 98 | hr | 5949 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1983 to revise the exemption from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act for managers of hotels, motels, restaurants, and apartments. | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-27 | 1984-07-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5] | OR | R | S000527 | 0 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements managers employed by enterprises offering lodging, apartments or food services. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-5918 | 98 | hr | 5918 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the unemployment tax and agricultural labor. | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-22 | 1984-06-22 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] | MA | R | C000709 | 5 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $40,000 (currently $20,000 per calendar quarter) the threshold amount of wages which must be paid in a calendar quarter before agricultural employers are required to pay unemployment tax with respect to every person employed. Exempts all full time students from agricultural unemployment taxes. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hjres-596 | 98 | hjres | 596 | A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the Department of Labor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984. | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-18 | 1984-06-18 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | Y000013 | 0 | Makes a supplemental appropriation for FY 1984 to the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (under the category of "training and employment services") for the summer youth employment and training program. Requires allocation of such funds to States so that each service delivery area composed (in whole or in part) of a geographic area served by a prime sponsor under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act receives, as nearly as possible, an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the amount received for the comparable geographic area for the summer youth program under such Act for the summer of 1983. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 98-hr-5849 | 98 | hr | 5849 | Cancer Patients Employment Rights Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-14 | 1984-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 19 | Cancer Patients Employment Rights Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, employment agency or labor organization to: (1) require an employee or prospective employee with a cancer history to meet certain medical standards unrelated to job requirements; or (2) reveal any confidential medical information without consent. Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail to make a good faith effort to explore where reasonable accommodations may be made for an employee with a cancer history. Provides that it shall not be an unlawful employment practice to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge an employee: (1) if the employer demonstrates no reasonable accommodation can be made; or (2) the employee is unable to perform the job safely. Includes cancer history within the protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-5829 | 98 | hr | 5829 | National Community Notification Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-12 | 1984-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5] | IL | D | L000342 | 0 | National Community Notification Act of 1984 - Requires a business concern to give written notice of intent to undertake scale-down of operations at an establishment in a State. Requires such notice whenever such action would result in a 50 percent employment loss at such concern in any one-year period. Requires that such notice include a statement of: (1) the nature of the establishment; (2) the reasons for the scale-down; (3) any alternatives; (4) the estimated employment loss; (5) any proposal to minimize the effects of the scale-down on employees and on local governments; (6) the establishment's economic circumstances and any plans for future employment there; (7) the business concern's economic circumstances and the feasibility of transferring employees affected by such scaledown of operations to other establishments of such business concern; and (8) available resources from Federal, State, and local governments and the business concern relating to employment retraining and social services designed to alleviate the hardship such scale-down will cause. Requires that such notice be given to: (1) the Secretary of Labor; (2) the employees and labor union representatives; and (3) such units of State and local government as the Secretary may require by regulation. Requires, with specified exceptions, that such notice be given before the business concern takes such action (in connection with any intended scale- down of operations) to reduce the working hours, or suspend or terminate the employment of any employee. Requires that such notice be given not later than: (1) one year before taking such action, if the number of affected employees who will suffer such employment loss exceeds 100; and (2) six calendar months, if the number of affected employees who will suffer such employment loss is more than 50 but less than 100. Provides that only business concerns employing 100 or more employees shall be affected by this Act. Permits such notice to be later than such required deadlines, upon request of a business conc… | 2025-08-29T17:39:52Z | |
| 98-hr-5814 | 98 | hr | 5814 | Income and Jobs Action Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-11 | 1984-10-09 | Executive Comment Received From Federal Reserve. | House | Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | H000388 | 1 | Income and Jobs Action Act of 1984 - Declares that every adult American able and willing to earn a living through paid work has the right to a free choice among opportunities for useful, productive and fulfilling paid employment (part- or full-time) at decent wages or for self-employment. Directs all Federal agencies to plan and carry out their policies, projects, programs, and budgets so as to contribute to establishing and maintaining conditions under which all adult Americans may freely exercise this right. Prohibits the Federal Reserve System or any other Federal agency from directly or indirectly promoting recession, stagnation, or involuntary unemployment as a means of reducing wages and salaries or inflation. Declares that every adult American unable to work for pay has the right to an adequate standard of living that rises with increases in the wealth and productivity of the society. Provides that no adult American shall be judged unable to work merely because of the unavailability of suitable paid employement opportunities at a given time or place or because of the lack of previous employment. Requires, in the absence of such opportunities and until such opportunities can be provided, that an adult American able and willing to work for pay shall be provided with whatever income is required to maintain a moderate level of living, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for an urban family of four. Establishes the Conversion Planning Fund in the Treasury. Requires that one percent from any appropriations to the Secretary of Defense for FY 1985 and subsequent fiscal years be deposited into the Fund. Requires the Fund to be used to: (1) promote the conversion of economic production from military to civilian sectors; (2) promote the conversion of economic production from civilian sectors that are declining in production to civilian sectors that are increasing in production and that have a greater potential for offering useful and productive unemployment; and (3) assist in implementing the program … | 2025-08-29T17:40:59Z | |
| 98-s-2742 | 98 | s | 2742 | Dislocated Workers Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-08 | 1984-06-08 | Introduced in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 970. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 3 | Dislocated Workers Act of 1984 - Title I: Employment Impact of Federal Programs - Directs the Secretary of Labor to maintain a continuing capacity to estimate the employment impact of Federal programs, including programs of financial assistance. Requires that such estimates include both the direct and indirect employment effects of Federal expenditures. Title II: Dislocated Workers - Defines a dislocated worker as an individual who: (1) has at least 20 quarters of coverage under title II of the Social Security Act; and (2) has exhausted all rights to regular compensation under State unemployment compensation law in the most recent benefit year of the individual. Directs the Secretary to provide for the issuance of documentation to individuals identified as dislocated workers. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to disregard, in any case in which a student is a certified dislocated worker under this Act or title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), all equity in a single principal place of residence and the amount of unemployment benefits, for purposes of computation of assets and income for the proposed family contribution schedule for determination of Pell grants. Authorizes appropriations to cover such additional entitlements, but prohibits payment of such entitlements unless funds are provided for in an appropriation Act. Amends HEA to provide that, in the case of any such dislocated worker,identified under this Act or JTPA, determinations of need for purposes of the Guaranteed Student Loan program shall be based on current income. Authorizes the Private Industry Council in every service delivery area (SDA) established under JTPA to provide information on training opportunities in the SDA to all individuals seeking training and, retraining. Excludes funds used for such purposes from specified cost limitations under JTPA. Title III: Procurement Targeting in Labor Surplus Areas - Directs the head of each Federal agency which procures supplies and equipm… | 2025-08-29T17:39:08Z | |
| 98-hr-5808 | 98 | hr | 5808 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to increase the amount required to be paid for overtime work and to require employees to consent in writing to working more than 40 hours per week. | Labor and Employment | 1984-06-07 | 1984-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] | PA | D | M001088 | 0 | Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to increase the amount required to be paid for overtime work from one and one-half times to two times the regular wage rate of the employee. Requires employee consent in writing for any workweek longer than 40 hours. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-5748 | 98 | hr | 5748 | Unemployment Insurance and Adjustment Assistance Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-30 | 1984-06-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Unemployment Insurance and Adjustment Assistance Act of 1984 - Provides for retraining, education, and job search and relocation assistance which unemployed individuals may choose in lieu of extended or other additional unemployment compensation benefits. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into an agreement under this Act with each of any two States which: (1) desire to participate in such an agreement; and (2) demonstrate to the Secretary that it is capable of implementing the provisions of such an agreement. Requires that any such agreement provide that: (1) each individual who is an eligible individual with respect to any benefit year beginning during a three-year period beginning on the date on which such agreement is entered into shall be entitled to receive adjustment assistance as provided in this Act; and (2) if such individual receives such assistance, such individual shall not be eligible to receive extended or other additional compensation during such benefit year. Makes an individual eligible for purposes of this Act with respect to any benefit year if extended or other additional compensation is available in the State as of the first week of such benefit year and if such individual: (1) is eligible to receive regular compensation under State law during such benefit year; (2) submits an application to the State for adjustment assistance under this Act during the 30-day period beginning on the first day of the first week for which such individual is eligible for regular compensation during such benefit year; and (3) is determined by the State agency to be eligible for one or more forms of adjustment assistance or is a member of a group determined to be so eligible. Limits the aggregate amount of adjustment assistance provided under this Act to any individual for any benefit year to the maximum amount of extended or other additional compensation payable to such individual for such benefit year. Provides that such maximum amount of adjustment assistance shall be determined: (1) as of the day the … | 2025-08-29T17:41:59Z | |
| 98-hjres-575 | 98 | hjres | 575 | A joint resolution designating February 11, 1985, "National Inventors' Day". | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-23 | 1984-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 0 | Designates February 11, 1985, as National Inventors' Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5721 | 98 | hr | 5721 | Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-23 | 1984-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43] | CA | R | P000005 | 53 | Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1984 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to pay employees under 20 years of age 75 percent of the minimum wage rate between May and September of each year. Exempts such employees from special certificate requirements. Restricts such authorization to: (1) hours worked by eligible employees in compliance with applicable child labor laws; and (2) youth employed after May 1 of each year. Prohibits the removal of employees ineligible for the subminimum wage rate in order to replace them with employees who are eligible. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act. Terminates the minimum wage rate exception after September 30, 1987. Directs the Secretary of Labor to monitor the implementation of this Act and to report to the Congress concerning the employment effects of this Act. | 2025-08-29T17:40:14Z | |
| 98-hr-5704 | 98 | hr | 5704 | A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide survivors' annuities to certain employees' survivors not currently eligible for such annuities, and to provide for reductions in annuities otherwise due to persons likely to become such survivors and employees. | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-22 | 1984-05-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 11 | Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide survivors' annuities to certain widows or widowers of railroad employees not connected with the railroad industry at the time of death but otherwise eligible for annuities. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5707 | 98 | hr | 5707 | Jobs and Income Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-22 | 1984-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] | MI | D | C000714 | 1 | Jobs and Income Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, from amounts available in the National Job Bank Fund established by this Act, to make grants to local governing boards established to carry out local job projects that employ eligible individuals in eligible areas. Defines "eligible area," for purposes of such job project grants, as a local government that has an unemployment rate in excess of the average national rate for the most recent six-month period. Requires each eligible area that desires to receive such a grant to establish a 13-member local governing board, two of whom shall be appointed by the State Governor and the remainder of whom shall be appointed by the highest ranking local official and shall include representatives from labor organizations, the business community, and nonprofit organizations. Provides that such projects shall: (1) be determined by the local governing board, subject to the approval for the Secretary of Labor; and (2) provide employment to eligible individuals, i.e. any individual who has been unemployed for at least 30 days. Requires that employees in such job projects receive wages equal to the higher of the Federal minimum wage or any other applicable minimum wage. Limits to ten percent the number of individual employed as supervisors on such job project. Establishes a National Employment Corps in the Department of the Interior, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that amounts in the National Job Bank fund shall be available for the Corps. Provides that the Corps shall carry out projects, including: (1) recreational area development, maintenance, and improvement; (2) road and trail maintenance and improvement in national parks; (3) erosion and flood damage assistance and control; (4) drought and storm damage assistance and control; (5) urban renewal (in consultation wth the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development); (6) railroad bed and track improvement on Federal land; (7) recovery of biomass energy from Federal lands; (8) harbor a… | 2025-08-29T17:38:34Z | |
| 98-hr-5709 | 98 | hr | 5709 | A bill to require certain flammable liquid storage facilities to have overflow alarm systems, and for other purposes. | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-22 | 1984-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and Safety. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 0 | Requires storage tank facilities which contain flammable liquids to be equipped with high level alarm systems designed to activate upon the threat of an overflow. Subjects plans and specifications to the approval of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health prior to installation. Requires the Assistant Secretary to inspect such installations for compliance with this Act. Requires an alarm system to have a distinctive sound signal audible to all personnel in the event of specified occurrences. Requires any high level alarm system at an unattended facility to prevent the flow of flammable liquid in the event of a power failure. Requires systems installed prior to enactment of this Act to be inspected by the Assistant Secretary. Requires fire and emergency plans for facilities to be filed with the appropriate fire department. Directs the Assistant Secretary to assess civil penalties against owners or operators of non-complying terminals at a certain sum per day. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-s-2687 | 98 | s | 2687 | Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-17 | 1984-06-18 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-944. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 19 | Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1984 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to pay employees under 20 years of age 75 percent of the minimum wage rate between May and September of each year. Exempts such employees from special certificate requirements. Restricts such authorization to: (1) hours worked by eligible employees in compliance with applicable child labor laws; and (2) youth employed after May 1 of each year. Prohibits the removal of employees ineligible for the subminimum wage rate in order to replace them with employees who are eligible. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act. Terminates the minimum wage rate exception after September 30, 1987. Directs the Secretary of Labor to monitor the implementation of this Act and to report to the Congress concerning the employment effects of this Act. | 2025-08-29T17:40:18Z | |
| 98-hjres-570 | 98 | hjres | 570 | A joint resolution designating the month of June 1984 as "Hire a Vet Month", in recognition of the cooperation among the Department of Labor, the Veterans' Administration, and the Nation's business community in developing employment and training opportunities for our veterans. | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-15 | 1984-05-15 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | P000121 | 87 | Designates the month of June 1984 as Hire a Vet Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-sres-389 | 98 | sres | 389 | A resolution to express the appreciation of the Senate to the Screen Actors Guild for fifty years of representing America's film performers. | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-15 | 1984-05-15 | Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 28 | Designates June 30, 1984, as Screen Actors Guild Day and extends the gratitude of the Senate to the Screen Actors Guild. Calls on all Americans to recognize and celebrate the contribution to American culture of the Guild and its members. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-5647 | 98 | hr | 5647 | A bill to provide Federal supplemental unemployment compensation for certain individuals. | Labor and Employment | 1984-05-10 | 1984-05-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000230 | 10 | Provides that Federal supplemental unemployment compensation payments shall be made to any individual who was not eligible, with respect to the week beginning on September 12, 1982, for supplemental compensation under the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 because the individual was not entitled to extended compensation under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 for a week which began on or after June 1, 1982, but who would have been entitled to such extended compensation for such week if such individuals had: (1) chosen, when they became unemployed, to receive retirement benefits available to them as part of a retirement program maintained (or contributed to) by a former employer; and (2) complied with all of the eligibility requirements of the applicable State unemployment compensation law while receiving such retirement benefits. Entitles such individuals to such payments from funds appropriated for FY 1985 to carry out the program established by the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982. Makes the amount of such payments equal to the amount such individual would have received pursuant to such Act under the applicable State agreement (taking into consideration specified reductions) if the individual had been eligible for and had received such compensation throughout the maximum period for which payments were made in the applicable State to individuals who were the first individuals to receive compensation in that State under such Act. Provides that such amount shall be available to any such individual in a lump sum or, in the discretion of the Secretary of Labor, in weekly installments over a period not to exceed 14 weeks. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hjres-558 | 98 | hjres | 558 | A joint resolution to designate May 6, 1984, as National Nurses' Recognition Day. | Labor and Employment | 1984-04-26 | 1984-04-26 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | M000702 | 138 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 6, 1984, as National Nurse Recognition Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hconres-293 | 98 | hconres | 293 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to using the total unemployment rate as the basis for determining the availability of extended and supplemental benefits for the unemployed. | Labor and Employment | 1984-04-24 | 1984-05-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 47 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate (TUR) should be used to determine the availability of extended benefits and Federal supplemental compensation of the unemployed; (2) if the seasonally adjusted TUR is not currently available for a State, an alternative method of calculating such TUR should be developed and implemented with respect to determining the availability of such benefits; and (3) the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and other agencies involved with the gathering of unemployment data should take all steps necessary to improve U.S. capability to measure accurately the level of total unemployment and should recommend ways to improve current unemployment compensation benefit formulas so that such benefits are made available in areas of greatest need. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-5502 | 98 | hr | 5502 | Truth in Unemployment Statistics Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-04-24 | 1984-04-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation. | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 0 | Truth in Unemployment Statistics Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that the State trigger for the extended unemployment compensation program shall be based on specified total unemployment rates. Provides for optional area triggers for such program. Amends the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 to extend the supplemental unemployment compensation program through March 31, 1986. Sets forth provisions relating to effective dates. Directs the Secretary of Labor to take all steps necessary to establish systems and procedures for the collection of data necessary to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-29T17:37:53Z | |
| 98-sjres-276 | 98 | sjres | 276 | A joint resolution to designate the week beginning June 3, 1984, as "Management Week in America". | Labor and Employment | 1984-04-13 | 1984-04-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 1 | Designates the week beginning June 3, 1984, as Management Week in America. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hr-5475 | 98 | hr | 5475 | A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to apply to welfare plans restrictions which currently apply to pension plans preventing cutbacks in benefits upon a merger or consolidation of plans or transfers of assets or liabilities between plans. | Labor and Employment | 1984-04-12 | 1984-04-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 3 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit all employee benefit plans (not just pension plans, as at present) from merging or transferring their assets or liabilities unless each plan participant receives benefits after such transfer which are either equal to or greater than the benefits received before such transfer. Applies this Act to mergers and transfers occurring after April 12, 1984. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-sjres-274 | 98 | sjres | 274 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate May 6, 1984, as "National Nurse Recognition Day". | Labor and Employment | 1984-04-12 | 1984-05-09 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 32 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate May 6, 1984, as National Nurse Recognition Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-s-2533 | 98 | s | 2533 | Worker's Freedom of Choice Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-04-05 | 1984-04-13 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] | AL | R | D000259 | 1 | Worker's Freedom of Choice Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to repeal limitations on an employee's right to refrain from collective bargaining or mutual aid activities. Repeals the authority of employers to require as a condition of employment membership in certain labor organizations. Repeals the authority of labor organizations to discriminate against an employee for failure to pay membership fees. Repeals the authority of employers in the building and construction industries to enter into collective bargaining agreements which require membership in certain labor organizations as a condition of employment. Empowers individual employees to enter into individual contracts of employment directly with an employer without the intervention of a bargaining representative. Repeals the requirement that the National Labor Relations Board take a secret ballot of employees if such employees have filed a petition requesting the rescission of a bargaining unit's authority. Repeals the authority of employers and collective bargaining units to require employees with specified conscientious objector status to contribute specified funds to certain charitable organizations. Requires the Board to order a labor organization to pay a specified amount of backpay to an individual if the Board finds that such labor organization has committed an unfair labor practice involving violence against such individual. | 2025-08-29T17:39:26Z | |
| 98-s-2540 | 98 | s | 2540 | Age Discrimination in Employment Act Public Safety Officers Amendments of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-04-05 | 1984-04-13 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 4 | Age Discrimination in Employment Act Public Safety Officers Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to exclude State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters from coverage under the Act. | 2025-08-29T17:41:57Z | |
| 98-s-2530 | 98 | s | 2530 | Labor Productivity Assistance Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-04-04 | 1984-04-17 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, Treasury Department, OMB, GAO. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Labor Productivity Assistance Act - Establishes a program of loans for individuals who are unemployed, underemployed, displaced homemakers, or dislocated workers to upgrade job skills, learn new job skills, better their employment opportunities, and increase overall labor productivity. Establishes in the Treasury a Labor Productivity Trust Fund. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, as Trustee of the Fund, to issue to the Federal Financing Bank notes or other obligations in an amount not to exceed specified total and fiscal year limits. Sets forth requirements for the issuance of obligations and the deposit of proceeds from their sale or redemption. Directs the Trustee (the Secretary of the Treasury) to transfer funds in each fiscal year out of the Fund to the Secretary of Labor ("the Secretary") in amounts necessary to carry out this Act, subject to the specified limitations. Provides that such transferred funds shall be available for making loans and for payment of administrative expenses under this Act. Directs the Trustee to make such expenditures from the Fund as are necessary for the redemption of notes and obligations issued pursuant to this Act. Directs the Secretary to allocate funds from the Fund among the States, to the maximum extent possible, on the basis of the allocation set forth under specified provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) relating to the allocation of assistance to dislocated workers. Sets forth individual eligibility requirements for loans under this Act. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations for the certification of eligible individuals identified in a specified manner. Authorizes the Secretary to use the local offices of the U.S. Employment Service in each State or in the private industry councils (PICs) established under JTPA to identify and certify any individual eligible to receive such a loan. Makes an individual eligible to receive such a loan if the individual is at least 25 years old and is: (1) a dislocated worker; (2) a displaced homemaker; (… | 2025-08-29T17:40:34Z | |
| 98-hr-5310 | 98 | hr | 5310 | Age Discrimination in Employment Act Public Safety Officers Amendments of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-30 | 1984-05-25 | Executive Comment Received From EEOC. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 45 | Age Discrimination in Employment Act Public Safety Officers Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to exclude State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters from coverage under the Act. | 2025-08-29T17:38:22Z | |
| 98-hjres-528 | 98 | hjres | 528 | A joint resolution to designate the week of June 24, 1984, through June 30, 1984, as "National Safety in the Workplace Week". | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-22 | 1984-03-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Gaydos, Joseph M. [D-PA-20] | PA | D | G000105 | 146 | Requests the President to designate the week of June 24 through June 30, 1984, as National Safety in the Workplace Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-s-2464 | 98 | s | 2464 | A bill designating February 11, 1985, as "National Inventor's Day". | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-22 | 1984-03-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 0 | Designates February 11, 1985, as National Inventors' Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-516 | 98 | hjres | 516 | A joint resolution to designate May 6, 1984 as "National Recognition Day for Nurses". | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-15 | 1984-03-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] | NM | R | L000506 | 2 | Designates May 6, 1984, as National Recognition Day for Nurses. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-5143 | 98 | hr | 5143 | Public Employee Pension Plan Reporting and Accountability Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-15 | 1984-10-05 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C000488 | 121 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 98-1139) Public Employee Pension Plan Reporting and Accountability Act of 1984 - Imposes disclosure and reporting requirements upon State and local government pension plans. Establishes fiduciary standards for trustees of public employee pension benefit plans. Provides remedies and access to Federal courts. Specifies employee benefit plans which are exempt from this Act. Title I: Reporting and Disclosure - Requires the administrator of each public employee pension benefit plan to submit a registration statement to the appropriate State Governor within one year of enactment of this Act. Exempts a plan from the reporting and disclosure requirements of this Act if a State Governor certifies to the Secretary of Labor that: (1) State requirements are substantially equivalent to those of this Act; (2) the State can adequately administer its requirements; and (3) the State can adequately collect the requisite reports. Requires the Secretary of Labor to terminate any certification if a State is not meeting Federal requirements. Requires the plan administrator to: (1) publish a summary plan description; and (2) furnish such description to plan participants, beneficiaries, and specified persons. Delineates the contents of such summary plan description. Requires such description to: (1) state the rights of participants and beneficiaries; and (2) include an update whenever material modifications are made to the plan. Requires the plan administrator to publish an annual report. Specifies the contents of such report. Directs such administrator to engage an independent qualified public accountant to ascertain whether the financial statements and schedules in the annual report present fairly and in all material respects the information contained in the annual report. Requires the accountant's opinion to be included in the annual report. Requires the annual report to include a financial statement containing specified information, includin… | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-5144 | 98 | hr | 5144 | Public Employee Pension Plan Reporting and Accountability Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-15 | 1984-10-04 | Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 98-1138 (Part I). | House | Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13] | IL | R | E000204 | 1 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 98-1138 (Part I)) Public Employee Pension Plan Reporting and Accountability Act of 1984 - Imposes disclosure and reporting requirements upon State and local government pension plans. Establishes fiduciary standards for trustees of public employee pension benefit plans. Provides remedies and access to Federal courts. Specifies employee benefit plans which are exempt from this Act. Title I: Reporting and Disclosure - Requires the administrator of each public employee pension benefit plan to submit a registration statement to the appropriate State Governor within one year of enactment of this Act. Exempts a plan from the reporting and disclosure requirements of this Act if a State Governor certifies to the Secretary of Labor that: (1) State requirements are substantially equivalent to those of this Act; (2) the State can adequately administer its requirements; and (3) the State can adequately collect the requisite reports. Requires the Secretary of Labor to terminate any certification if a State is not meeting Federal requirements. Requires the plan administrator to: (1) publish a summary plan description; and (2) furnish such description to plan participants, beneficiaries, and specified persons. Delineates the contents of such summary plan description. Requires such description to: (1) state the rights of participants and beneficiaries; and (2) include an update whenever material modifications are made to the plan. Requires the plan administrator to publish an annual report. Specifies the contents of such report. Directs such administrator to engage an independent qualified public accountant to ascertain whether the financial statements and schedules in the annual report present fairly and in all material respects the information contained in the annual report. Requires the accountant's opinion to be included in the annual report. Requires the annual report to include a financial statement containing specified information,… | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-5159 | 98 | hr | 5159 | National Training Incentives Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-15 | 1984-06-11 | Executive Comment Requested from Labor. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 44 | National Training Incentives Act of 1984 - Title I: Withdrawals from Individual Retirement Accounts and Annuities for Job Training for Displaced Workers - Sets forth provisions for certification of an unemployed individual as a displaced worker by application of such individual to the Secretary of Labor, through the appropriate employment office. Defines "displaced worker" for purposes of this title as any individual who: (1) has, as of the date of application for certification, at least 20 quarters of coverage under title II of the Social Security Act; and (2) has, within the one-year period ending on such date, received counseling relating to seeking employment from any public employment office of any State or such other agency as the Secretary has approved under specified provisions of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA). Defines "displaced workers" also as individuals who: (1) on the date of application for certification, are receiving (or are eligible to receive) regular unemployment compensation in such State; (2) on or before such date, have exhausted all right to receive regular unemployment compensation in such State in the individual's most recent benefit year; (3) on or before such date, have become unemployed (or have received notice from their employer that their employment will be terminated within six months of such notice) as a result of the permanent closure of the plant or facility of such employer where such individuals are or were employed; or (4) as of such date, have been unemployed for six months or more and have limited opportunity for employment (for any reason, including age) within a reasonable commuting distance from their principal residence in the same or any similar trade or occupation. Permits any displaced worker to withdraw, in a specified manner, an amount not to exceed the qualified amount from any individual retirement account or any individual retirement annuity established for the benefit of such worker to pay any expenses for training in a new trade or occupation. S… | 2025-08-29T17:41:26Z | |
| 98-hr-5168 | 98 | hr | 5168 | Pension Plan Reversion Moratorium Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-15 | 1984-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 0 | Pension Plan Reversion Moratorium Act of 1984 - Imposes a 270 day (nine-month) moratorium period during which: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury shall not issue determinations regarding a pension plan termination if, upon such termination, the aggregate amount of reversions to the employer would exceed $1,000,000; and (2) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not issue a notice of sufficiency of assets (a prerequisite to pension plan termination) if upon termination the aggregate amount of reversions to the employer would exceed $1,000,000. States that the Secretary's compliance with the moratorium shall not have the effect of triggering a declaratory judgment remedy under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides a 270 day extension of time after expiration of the moratorium for petitioners to exhaust their administrative remedies regarding pension plan qualifications under specified law. Specifies exceptions. Provides a 90 day extension of time after expiration of the moratorium for filing pension plan termination notices. Specifies exceptions. Exempts multiemployer pension plans from the moratorium imposed by this Act. Directs the Secretary to waive the moratorium if it will: (1) result in substantial business hardship to the employer; and (2) be adverse to the interests of plan participants in the aggregate. Requires a hearing at which plan participants and beneficiaries may submit comments before a moratorium waiver may be granted. Sets forth standards under which a substantial business hardship shall be determined. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-s-2435 | 98 | s | 2435 | Pension Plan Reversion Moratorium Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-15 | 1984-04-04 | Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 0 | Pension Plan Reversion Moratorium Act of 1984 - Imposes a 270 day (nine month) moratorium period during which: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury shall not issue determinations regarding a pension plan termination if upon such termination the aggregate amount of reversions to the employer would exceed $1,000,000; and (2) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not issue a notice of sufficiency of assets (a prerequisite to pension plan termination) if upon termination the aggregate amount of reversions to the employer would exceed $1,000,000. States that the Secretary's compliance with the moratorium shall not have the effect of triggering a declaratory judgment remedy under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides a 270 day extension of time after expiration of the moratorium for petitioners to exhaust their administrative remedies regarding pension plan qualifications under specified law. Provides a 90 day extension of time after expiration of the moratorium for filing pension plan termination notices. Exempts multiemployer pension plans from the moratorium imposed by this Act. | 2025-08-29T17:39:37Z | |
| 98-hr-5127 | 98 | hr | 5127 | Retirement Equity Act of 1983 | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-14 | 1984-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] | AR | R | H000124 | 0 | Retirement Equity Act of 1983 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code to lower from age 25 to age 21 the age limitation for minimum participation and vesting standards for pension plans. Prohibits certain defined benefit plans from requiring, as a condition for plan participation, that employees complete period of service extending beyond the earlier of age 25 or the vesting expectation date. Lowers from age 22 to age 18 the age limitation for the computation of periods of service. States that years of service may be disregarded when computing periods of service for participation or vesting purposes if breaks in service during such a period amounted to five or more one-year breaks. Treats breaks in service due to pregnancy, birth, or adoption of a child as completed hours of service according to a specified formula. Accords such treatment only in the year of the pregnancy, birth or adoption, and only to participants who would incur a one-year break in service without such treatment. Requires pension plans which provide life annuity benefits to pay such benefits in the form of a qualified joint and survivor annuity. Requires that each pension plan participant have the option of electing, waiving, or revoking the joint and survivor annuity form of benefit. Conditions the efficacy of such election upon: (1) the written consent of a participant's spouse; (2) a written acknowledgement by a participant's spouse of the effect of such election; and (3) an official witnessing of such spousal consent by a plan representative or notary public. Limits such consent to the signatory spouse. Requires pension plans to furnish participants with written explanations of the terms and rights of election regarding joint and survivor annuities. Prohibits joint and survivor annuity payments from being less than the actuarial equivalent of payments made if the annuitant had lived to the earliest date of retirement or had separated from service on the date of death. Requires the survi… | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-s-2425 | 98 | s | 2425 | A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to exempt state law enforcement officers from such Act. | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-14 | 1984-03-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to exempt State law enforcement officers from coverage under the Act. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5107 | 98 | hr | 5107 | Performing Arts Labor Relations Amendments | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-13 | 1984-09-18 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Burton, Sala [D-CA-5] | CA | D | B001158 | 31 | 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. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-sjres-258 | 98 | sjres | 258 | A joint resolution to designate the week of June 24 through June 30, 1984 as "National Safety in the Workplace Week". | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-13 | 1984-05-09 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 34 | Designates the week of June 24 through June 30, 1984, as National Safety in the Workplace Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-hjres-514 | 98 | hjres | 514 | A joint resolution entitled: Hazardous Substances "Right to Know" Resolution. | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-12 | 1984-06-26 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 92 | States that: (1) all persons in the workplace have a fundamental right to know when they are handling or are exposed to substances hazardous to their health; (2) the Hazard Communication Standard should immediately be revised by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in order to disseminate meaningful information to workers regarding the identity and composition of hazardous substances to which workers are exposed or which they handle; (3) the Hazard Communication Standard should be immediately revised by OSHA to extend "Right To Know" protection to workers in all industries and services not presently covered by the Standard; and (4) such Standard should set minimum Federal requirements which may be exceeded by more stringent State requirements. Commends those States and local governments which have acted to safeguard workers' health and which have passed community "Right To Know" laws. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-hr-5092 | 98 | hr | 5092 | A bill to require periodic, detailed reports to the President and the Congress by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Secretary of Labor, and the Attorney General describing actions taken to enforce Federal laws prohibiting discrimination in compensation on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, or national origin and to reaffirm the provisions in Federal law which declare that equal pay should be provided for work of equal value. | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-08 | 1984-04-04 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 55 | Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to: (1) conduct research for identifying and measuring wage discrimination; (2) assist any public or private entity in eliminating discriminatory pay practices; and (3) implement policies and procedures to prohibit employment discrimination. Requires the Commission to determine the number and nature of all charges filed under the Civil Rights Act of 1954 and to report to Congress with a summary prepared pursuant to this Act. Requires the Commission to conduct a study in consultation with organizations representing Federal employees and analyze: (1) the procedures established by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish classifications of positions in the competitive service; and (2) the actual practice of the Director and the heads of Federal agencies in complying with the principle of equal pay for work of equal value when establishing job classifications for employees. Requires the Commission to report to the President and the Congress on its findings and provide a copy to the Director of OPM. Directs the Director to submit his comments on the report to the President and the Congress. Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, to report to the President and the Congress on actions taken to enforce the prohibitions contained in Executive Order Numbered 11246 against discrimination by Federal contractors. Requires the Attorney General, acting through the Office of Civil Rights, to report to the President and the Congress on actions taken to enforce the prohibitions against sex discrimination in compensation contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order Numbered 11246, and other Federal laws. Requires Federal agencies responsible for submitting equal employment opportunity plans to include in such plans: (1) a review and identification of any discriminatory pay practices and any violation of the principle of equal pay for jobs of equal value; and (2… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 98-s-2397 | 98 | s | 2397 | Youth Incentive Employment Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-08 | 1984-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 1 | Youth Incentive Employment Act - Establishes a program to provide part-time school year employment and full-time (or part-time with training) summer employment to economically disadvantaged youths who pursue further education and training. Provides that an individual may qualify to be an eligible youth for program participation purposes if such individual: (1) is 16 to 19 years of age, inclusive, at the time of assignment to a worksite; (2) is economically disadvantaged; (3) is not employed; (4) resides in the service delivery area (SDA) of the administering entity; and (5) has entered into a commitment to pursue further education and training. Requires such individuals to sign a written committment to: (1) attend either a secondary school for a diploma, an alternative education program for a high school equivalency certificate, a remedial education program, or a skill training program; and (2) meet attendance and performance standards of such school or program and at the worksite to which the individual is referred for employment under this Act. Gives priority for selection under youth incentive plans to eligible youths with documented educational deficiencies. Terminates an individual's status as an eligible youth upon a finding by the administering entity, after an opportunity for a hearing, that the individual has failed to comply with the commitment. Requires that funds provided under this Act be used to establish and assist programs which assist eligible youth with qualifying employment in the form of: (1) part-time employment during the regular school year, not to exceed 20 hours per week; (2) part-time employment, during the months between regular school years, which is combined with remediation, classroom instruction, or on-the-job or apprenticeship training; and full-time employment for a period of at least eight weeks during the months between regular school years, not to exceed 40 hours per week. Permits funds provided under this Act to be used to pay up to the following percentages of the wages … | 2025-08-29T17:39:32Z | |
| 98-hr-5017 | 98 | hr | 5017 | Youth Incentive Employment Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-05 | 1984-08-13 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 96 | Youth Incentive Employment Act - Establishes a program to provide part-time school year employment and full-time (or part-time with training) summer employment to economically disadvantaged youths who pursue further education and training. Provides that an individual may qualify to be an eligible youth for program participation purposes if such individual: (1) is 16 to 19 years of age, inclusive, at the time of assignment to a worksite; (2) is economically disadvantaged; (3) is not employed; (4) resides in the service delivery area (SDA) of the administering entity; and (5) has entered into a commitment to pursue further education and training. Requires such individuals to sign a written commitment to: (1) attend either a secondary school for a diploma, an alternative education program for a high school equivalency certificate, a remedial education program, or a skill training program; and (2) meet attendance and performance standards of such school or program and at the worksite to which the individual is referred for employment under this Act. Gives priority for selection under youth incentive plans to eligible youths with documented educational deficiencies. Terminates an individual's status as an eligible youth upon a finding by the administering entity, after an opportunity for a hearing, that the individual has failed to comply with the commitment. Requires that funds provided under this Act be used to establish and assist programs which assist eligible youth with qualifying employment in the form of: (1) part-time employment during the regular school year, not to exceed 20 hours per week; (2) part-time employment, during the months between regular school years, which is combined with remediation, classroom instruction, or on-the-job or apprenticeship training; and (3) full-time employment for a period of at least eight weeks during the months between regular school years, not to exceed 40 hours per week. Permits funds provided under this Act to be used to pay up to the following percentages of the wag… | 2025-08-29T17:37:51Z | |
| 98-hr-5013 | 98 | hr | 5013 | A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to make certain adjustments in benefits contingent on the financial condition of the railroad retirement system. | Labor and Employment | 1984-03-01 | 1984-03-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] | PA | D | W000044 | 2 | Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate certain retirement annuity reductions contingent upon the financial condition of the Railroad Retirement Account and the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-4978 | 98 | hr | 4978 | A bill to terminate certain authorities of the executive branch of the Government which are subject to congressional review unless those authorities are approved by an enactment of the Congress. | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-29 | 1984-03-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | L000265 | 0 | Terminates the authority of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to implement revised premium rate schedules (formerly subject to congressional veto), unless the Congress enacts approval of such authority within 180 days after enactment of this Act. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-4980 | 98 | hr | 4980 | Retirement Equity Act of 1983 | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-29 | 1984-03-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | M000291 | 0 | Retirement Equity Act of 1983 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code to lower from age 25 to age 21 the age limitation for minimum participation and vesting standards for pension plans. Prohibits certain defined benefit plans from requiring, as a condition for plan participation, that employees complete period of service extending beyond the earlier of age 25 or the vesting expectation date. Lowers from age 22 to age 18 the age limitation for the computation of periods of service. States that years of service may be disregarded when computing periods of service for participation or vesting purposes if breaks in service during such a period amounted to five or more one-year breaks. Treats breaks in service due to pregnancy, birth, or adoption of a child as completed hours of service according to a specified formula. Accords such treatment only in the year of the pregnancy, birth or adoption, and only to participants who would incur a one-year break in service without such treatment. Requires pension plans which provide life annuity benefits to pay such benefits in the form of a qualified joint and survivor annuity. Requires that each pension plan participant have the option of electing, waiving, or revoking the joint and survivor annuity form of benefit. Conditions the efficacy of such election upon: (1) the written consent of a participant's spouse; (2) a written acknowledgement by a participant's spouse of the effect of such election; and (3) an official witnessing of such spousal consent by a plan representative or notary public. Limits such consent to the signatory spouse. Requires pension plans to furnish participants with written explanations of the terms and rights of election regarding joint and survivor annuities. Prohibits joint and survivor annuity payments from being less than the actuarial equivalent of payments made if the annuitant had lived to the earliest date of retirement or had separated from service on the date of death. Requires the survi… | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hjres-494 | 98 | hjres | 494 | A joint resolution to designate the week beginning June 3, 1984, as "Management Week in America". | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-28 | 1984-03-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] | OH | D | H000074 | 21 | Designates the week beginning June 3, 1984, as Management Week in America. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-495 | 98 | hjres | 495 | A joint resolution designating the year 1984 as the "Year of the Secretary". | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-28 | 1984-03-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Harrison, Frank [D-PA-11] | PA | D | H000269 | 47 | Designates the year 1984 as Year of the Secretary. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hr-4945 | 98 | hr | 4945 | A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the requirement that summary descriptions of plan provisions required to be provided to plan participants and beneficiaries be sufficiently accurate and comprehensive to reasonably apprise them of their rights and obligations under the plan and to improve civil enforcement of such requirement. | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-27 | 1984-03-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that updated summary plan descriptions of any employee benefit plan be furnished to plan participants and beneficiaries. States that the summary plan description requirement may not be met solely with statements directing the reader to consult the text of an employee benefit plan. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to assess civil penalties against a plan which violates such requirement. Prescribes procedures for the submission and investigation of complaints which allege violations of the summary plan description requirement. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-4934 | 98 | hr | 4934 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that, in the case of pension plans for police and firefighters, actuarial adjustments in the pension plan limitations will be made on the basis of age 55 instead of age 62. | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-23 | 1984-02-23 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Shannon, James M. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | S000286 | 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). | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-s-2337 | 98 | s | 2337 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Service to provide that the inclusion in gross income of certain amounts of unemployment compensation shall not apply to unemployment compensation which is payable by reason of a work in 1973 but was not paid until 1979. | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-23 | 1984-02-28 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department, Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | Amends the Revenue Act of 1978 to provide that the inclusion in gross income of certain amounts of unemployment compensation shall not apply to unemployment compensation which was payable for weeks of unemployment ending before December 1, 1978. | 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z | |
| 98-s-2318 | 98 | s | 2318 | Single Parents and Homemakers Education Assistance Act | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-22 | 1984-02-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 2 | Single Parents and Homemakers Education Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to provide occupational education and training to single working parents and homemakers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to apportion one-half of one percent of such funds for each fiscal year on the basis of need among specified territories and possessions of the United States. Directs the Secretary, from the remaining funds, to make State allotments on the basis of relative populations of certain age groups. Allots 20 percent of such funds on the basis of population aged 15 through 19 and 80 percent on the basis of population aged 20 through 65. Provides for reserving a portion of the State allotment for direct assistance to Indian tribal organizations upon their request and upon the Secretary's determination that the members of the tribe would be better served by such means. Authorizes States to use grants under this Act to: (1) provide, subsidize, reimburse or pay for education and training activities, including basic literacy instruction and necessary educational materials, to furnish single parent workers and homemakers with marketable skills; and (2) make education and training more accessible to single parent workers and homemakers through child care, transportation, and program scheduling assistance. Sets forth provisions for State applications, State plans, and program requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act, but prohibits the Secretary from promulgating any regulations that define or explain the purposes of the program, the criteria for eligibility for assistance, and the contents or the format of State assurances of the State plan. Directs the Secretary to make payments to States under this Act in a specified manner. | 2025-08-29T17:41:03Z | |
| 98-s-2329 | 98 | s | 2329 | Multiemployer Plan Termination Insurance Reform Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-22 | 1984-05-17 | Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-852. | Senate | Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] | OK | R | N000102 | 1 | Multiemployer Plan Termination Insurance Reform Act of 1984 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to redefine the circumstances which trigger withdrawal liability for employers in the trucking and warehousing industries. Identifies such circumstances as: (1) the resumption or continuation by an employer of the same type of business in the same area of the pension plan within five years after such employer's contribution obligation has ceased and the employer does not renew it; and (2) the transfer by such an employer of specified business assets to purchasers operating the same type of business in the same area of the plan who have no contribution obligation to any pension plan for such work. Details the conditions under which: (1) a pension plan is deemed a "trucking and warehousing plan" for purposes of this Act; (2) the cessation of an employer's contribution obligation due to loss of a contract is not considered a complete withdrawal from a pension plan; (3) the sale of an employer's business assets at auction (or in conection with Federal bankruptcy proceedings) is not considered a complete withdrawal from a pension plan; and (4) an employer's withdrawal of substantially all of the contribution base units to a plan is considered a partial or complete withdrawal from such a plan. Details the conditions under which a partial withdrawal from a trucking and warehousing pension plan occurs. Specifies exceptions. Authorizes a plan sponsor or authorized fiduciary to decline to pursue a claim for withdrawal liability under certain circumstances. Allows suspension of an employer's withdrawal liability payments, pending review of the liability determination, if the employer either posts bond or pays into escrow an amount equal to its required contribution in the last plan year ending before the alleged withdrawal. Sets forth procedural guidelines for notice and review before a plan sponsor may claim withdrawal liability from an employer deemed to have partially or completely withdraw… | 2025-08-29T17:38:27Z | |
| 98-hr-4832 | 98 | hr | 4832 | National Individual Training Account Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-09 | 1984-06-11 | Executive Comment Requested from Labor, Treasury. | House | Rep. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL-20] | IL | D | D000563 | 77 | National Individual Training Account Act of 1984 - Title I: Individual Training Accounts - Establishes the national individual training account program to be administered by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury in cooperation with the States. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements whereby States or State unemployment compensation agencies shall: (1) issue and redeem vouchers to pay training and relocation expenses; (2) accept contributions from employees and employers for deposit into individual training accounts and distribute any amount in any such account at such times as any distribution from such account is authorized; (3) provide individual counseling or job and training referral services to any participant in the program;and (4) cooperate with officers of the Federal Government or of any other State in carrying out this Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor, upon the request of a State, to provide information and to detail, on a reimbursable basis, personnel to assist such State in establishing a State individual training account program. Sets forth the duties of the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury in administering the program established by this Act. Sets forth provisions for distributions from individual training accounts. Sets forth provisions for eligible training programs and for certification of such programs by the Secretary of Labor. Sets forth provisions for qualified relocation expenses and for approval of such expenses by the Secretary of Labor. Provides that individual training and related accounts are to be established as separate book accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Title II: Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 Relating to Individual Training Accounts - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise provisions for approval of State unemployment compensation laws to require that a State have a State individual training account program which has been approved by the Secretary of Labor. Applies such requirement to certi… | 2025-08-29T17:39:02Z | |
| 98-hr-4834 | 98 | hr | 4834 | No-Fault Multiemployer Plan Termination Insurance Reform Act of 1984 | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-09 | 1984-02-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13] | IL | R | E000204 | 3 | No-Fault Multiemployer Plan Termination Insurance Reform Act of 1984 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to redefine the circumstances which trigger withdrawal liability for employers in the trucking and warehousing industries. Identifies such circumstances as: (1) the resumption or continuation by an employer of the same type of business in the same area of the pension plan within five years after such employer's contribution obligation has ceased and the employer does not renew it; and (2) the transfer by such employers of specified business assets to purchasers operating the same type of business in the same area of the plan who have no contribution obligation to any pension plan for such work. Details the conditions under which: (1) a pension plan is deemed a "trucking and warehousing plan" for purposes of this Act; (2) the cessation of an employer's contribution obligation due to loss of a contract is not considered a complete withdrawal from a pension plan; (3) the sale of an employer's business assets at auction (or in connection with Federal bankruptcy proceedings) is not considered a complete withdrawal from a pension plan; and (4) an employer's withdrawal of substantially all of the contribution base units to a plan is considered a partial or complete withdrawal from such a plan. Details the conditions under which a partial withdrawal from a trucking and warehousing pension plan occurs. Specifies exceptions. Authorizes a plan sponsor or authorized fiduciary to decline to pursue a claim for withdrawal liability under certain circumstances. Allows suspension of an employer's withdrawal liability payments, pending review of the liability determination, if the employer either posts bond or pays into escrow an amount equal to its required contribution in the last plan year ending before the alleged withdrawal. Sets forth procedural guidelines for notice and review before a plan sponsor may claim withdrawal liability from an employer deemed to have partially or completely … | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hr-4858 | 98 | hr | 4858 | A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to modify the circumstances under which certain collective bargaining agreement subject to such Act may be rejected by an employer in a case under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code. | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-09 | 1984-02-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-22] | IL | D | S000423 | 1 | Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to provide that a collective bargaining agreement reached before the beginning of an employer's pending bankruptcy case may only be rejected by the employer's trustee-in-bankruptcy under specified circumstances. Provides that if such agreements have, within a specified time, been reaffirmed, modified, or submitted for binding arbitration, such agreements may not be rejected by the employer's trustee-in-bankruptcy. | 2026-03-13T20:55:53Z | |
| 98-hjres-475 | 98 | hjres | 475 | A joint resolution designating 1984 as the "Year of the Secretary". | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-08 | 1984-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] | MD | D | L000413 | 8 | Designates 1984 as the Year of the Secretary. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 98-hjres-476 | 98 | hjres | 476 | A joint resolution designating the year of 1984 as the "Year of the Secretary". | Labor and Employment | 1984-02-08 | 1984-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2] | MI | R | P000574 | 137 | Designates 1984 as the Year of the Secretary. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z |
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