HOUSE 1000116th CongressReferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

Jobs for All Act

Last Action: 2/6/2019

Actions

2019-02-06Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
2019-02-06Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
2019-02-06Introduced in House
2019-02-06Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-02-06 (00)

Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2019 or the Jobs for All Act

This bill creates the National Full Employment Trust Fund to fund employment opportunity grants for the purpose of achieving full employment. The grant program is to be administered by the Department of Labor and funded by a tax on securities transactions and loans from the Federal Reserve System. Labor shall make grants to public and nonprofit entities to create employment opportunities and free-standing job-training programs. Grant funds may be used for, among other things, (1) affordable housing, (2) employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth, (3) repair of schools and parks, (4) expansion of emergency food programs, and (5) the expansion of work-study opportunities for secondary and post-secondary students.

Subjects

Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Economic development
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Housing and community development funding
Inflation and prices
Minority employment
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

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