A resolution condemning recent hate crimes committed against Asian American and Pacific Islanders.
- Last Action
- 4/29/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-03Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-02-03Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-03 (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 system-involved youth or young adults, formerly incarcerated youths or adults, and former offenders; 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 (9)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Subjects
- Adult education and literacy
- Aging
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Child health
- 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 assistance and relief
- Food industry and services
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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