US Congress House Bill 5849 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-19 - 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]

New Jobs Training Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to employers to partner with community colleges to create programs for training individuals for new jobs with such employers. A "new job" is defined as a job that: may include a new position within an existing job category that is not a job of a recalled worker, a replacement job, or any other job that existed in the employer's business in the year preceding the date of hire; is not a job that existed in a business operation or substantially similar business operation of the employer formerly located in another location that was closed or substantially reduced by the employer; and results in a net increase in employment for the employer.

New Jobs Training Act

Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2016-07-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2016-07-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5849/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5849/BILLS-114hr5849ih.pdf