US Congress House Bill 2539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award 5-year competitive grants to eligible local government units to provide summer employment, including job readiness activities, work experiences, and job placement, for out-of-school youths age 14 to 21 who are enrolled in a public or private secondary school or have received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent but are basic-skills deficient, unemployed, or underemployed. Allows eligible entities that operate existing youth summer jobs programs to use grants to expand their programs, in lieu of establishing new job placement programs, by providing job training and support services, including health and nutrition referral, housing referral, financial literacy, and instruction on basic daily living skills.

National Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2011

Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2011-07-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2539/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2539/BILLS-112hr2539ih.pdf