US Congress House Bill 683 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-04 - 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]

Urban Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to the National Urban League to operate, through local affiliates, an Urban Jobs Program to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible young adults to prepare them for entry into the workforce. Defines "eligible young adults" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject to the criminal justice process. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Jobs Council Advisory Committee. Expresses the sense of Congress that National Urban League affiliates should establish local jobs council advisory committees to aid in establishing local community support for local implementation of the program.

Urban Jobs Act of 2011

Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2011-02-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

SB922 (Related) 2011-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/683/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr683/BILLS-112hr683ih.pdf