US Congress House Bill 4299 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: Introduced on December 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of Labor to award capitalization grants to eligible applicants (nonprofit local workforce investment boards, states, political subdivisions of a state, and Indian tribes, or a single national organization) for projects to create jobs and the delivery of self-sustainable social services (i.e., education, training, and career services) to people with barriers to employment. Authorizes the Secretary to evaluate the effectiveness of capitalization in providing workforce development opportunities and training to people with barriers to employment after the grantee has had three years to capitalize and build or expand its programs.

To authorize a capitalization of self-sustainable social services grant program to provide workforce development opportunities and training to people with barriers to employment.

Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
2009-12-11		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4299/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4299/BILLS-111hr4299ih.pdf