US Congress House Bill 2137 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-3)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Empowering More Productive and Lasting Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow states, for a five-year period, to implement an employment assistance voucher program, in lieu of paying unemployment compensation directly to employees, under which an individual who is eligible for unemployment compensation and is likely to exhaust such compensation is issued an employment assistance voucher and is hired by a participating employer who receives a subsidy from the state for the wages paid to the employee.

Empowering More Productive and Lasting Opportunity Act of 2011

Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]
Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2011-06-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2137/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2137/BILLS-112hr2137ih.pdf