Relaunching America’s Workforce Act
- Last Action
- 1/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-01-28Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2021-01-28Introduced in House
- 2021-01-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-28 (00)
Relaunching America's Workforce Act
This bill establishes several grant programs to address employment, the workforce, and education access in response to the COVID-19 national emergency.
The Department of Labor must provide grants in response to the COVID-19 national emergency to
- provide training and employment for dislocated, unemployed, and underemployed workers;
- support youth employment;
- establish workforce information systems improvements;
- provide reentry employment opportunities for justice-involved youth and young adults; and
- create or expand apprenticeship programs.
Programs directed towards assisting Native Americans and migrant and seasonal farmworkers may be extended.
The Department of Education must provide grants to expand the capacity of adult education providers to prioritize serving adults with low-literacy or numeracy levels negatively impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency, and to improve or expand career and technical education programs and programs of study to respond to state and local needs as a result of the COVID-19 national emergency.
Cosponsors (20)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Lucy McBath (D-GA)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Gregorio Sablan (D-MP)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Joe Courtney (D-CT)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
Subjects
- Adult education and literacy
- Aging
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Community life and organization
- Computers and information technology
- Disability assistance
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Economic development
- Economic performance and conditions
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Food industry and services
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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