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H.R. 2760 101st Congress House

Labor Shortage Reduction Act of 1989

Official title: To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to require the Secretary of Labor to identify labor shortages and develop a plan to reduce such shortages, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 1989 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment forecastingInformation servicesLabor statisticsLabor supply
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 12, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Jun 27, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 27, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 12, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Labor Shortage Reduction Act of 1989 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to: (1) develop a methodology to use available data bases to annually identify national labor shortages; (2) as part of such identification, develop information on specified topics; (3) within 18 months and annually thereafter, publish a list of national labor shortages; (4) distribute such list and related information to specified parties and agencies, through various means such as the Interstate Job Bank; (5) conduct research and develop data bases to improve the accuracy of the methodology and make recommendations to identify regional, State, and local labor shortages; (6) report annually to the Congress on such research and development; and (7) submit an annual plan to the Congress, specifying actions to be taken by the Secretary and recommending action for other parties.

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