US Congress House Bill 870 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - 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]

Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment; and (2) Workforce Investment programs. Directs the Secretary to convene a national employment conference to bring together leaders of small, medium, and large businesses, labor, government, and other parties to discuss employment, with particular attention to structural unemployment and the plight of disadvantaged youth. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise member composition requirements for state and local workforce investment boards to include at least 25% of the chief executive officers of minority-serving, community-based organizations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on certain covered securities transactions, payable by trading facilities that deal in such transactions.

Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2013-02-27	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-02-27	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2013-02-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2013-02-27	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E206-207)

HB1000 (Related) 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/870/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr870/BILLS-113hr870ih.pdf