US Congress House Bill 1128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace, and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.

Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017

Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-02-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1128/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1128/BILLS-115hr1128ih.pdf