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HR 777 106th Congress House

To amend the Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require that a minimum percentage of participants in summer youth employment programs carried out under those…

Official title: To amend the Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require that a minimum percentage of participants in summer youth employm… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require that a minimum percentage of participants in summer youth employment programs carried out under those Acts are students who have high attendance rates.

Introduced: February 23, 1999 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Academic performanceEconomics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary education
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FamiliesFederal aid to youth servicesHigh school studentsSummer employmentYouth employment
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Feb 23, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 23, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 19, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require that at least 90 percent of summer youth employment program participants in each service delivery area be students who have a school attendance rate of 90 percent or higher.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 13, 1999
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 5, 1999
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 5, 1999
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 18, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 777: To amend the Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require that a minimum percentage of participants in summer youth employment programs carried out under those Acts are students who have high attendance rates.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-777/
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"H.R. 777: To amend the Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require that a minimum percentage of participants in summer youth employment programs carried out under those Acts are students who have high attendance rates.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-777/.
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H.R. 777, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-777/.
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