US SB1506 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 4 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Employ Young Americans Now Act Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2016. Requires the Department of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth. Requires the Department to award allocations and competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment. Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.
Title
Employ Young Americans Now Act
Sponsors
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-06-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2714 (Same As) 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
HB3555 (Related) 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
HB3555 (Related) 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Subjects
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government trust funds
Labor and employment
Unemployment
Youth employment and child labor
Employment and training programs
Government trust funds
Labor and employment
Unemployment
Youth employment and child labor
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1506/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1506/BILLS-114s1506is.pdf |