US HB202 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

EEOICPA Ombudsman Extension and Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) to: (1) make permanent the authority of the Office of the Ombudsman of the Department of Labor; and (2) increase the duties of the Ombudsman under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, including to assist in making claims for benefits for Department of Energy (DOE) contractor employees who have contracted a covered illness through exposure at a DOE facility and to act as an advocate for such employees in appropriate cases.

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Title

EEOICPA Ombudsman Extension and Enhancement Act of 2011

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-02-25HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2011-01-24HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2011-01-06HouseReferred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-01-06HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2011-01-06HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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