US Congress House Bill 2421 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on July 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Layoff Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth requirements relating to short-time compensation programs to allow employers to reduce the workweek of their employees in lieu of layoffs. Provides for federal financing of state short-time compensation programs. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) award grants to states that enact such programs; (2) develop model legislative language for use by states in developing, enacting, and implementing such programs; and (3) report to Congress and the President on their implementation.

Layoff Prevention Act of 2011

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2011-07-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SB1333 (Same As) 2011-07-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4398-4400)
HB12 (Related) 2011-10-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
SB1549 (Related) 2011-09-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.
SB1660 (Related) 2011-10-11 - Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the bill made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6383)
HB3630 (Related) 2012-02-22 - Became Public Law No: 112-96.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2421/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2421/BILLS-112hr2421ih.pdf