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HR 3560 108th Congress House

Business Links Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the temporary assistance to needy families program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide grants for transitional jobs programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 20, 2003 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Dec 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Nov 20, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Nov 20, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2384-2385)
Nov 20, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Business Links Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace bonus grants to reward high performance States with innovative business link partnership grants. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, under such program, to jointly award grants to eligible applicants for programs to enable eligible individuals with limited English proficiency or other barriers to employment to: (1) increase their wages, especially by providing supports and services at or near work sites and to identify and strengthen career pathways by expanding and linking work and training opportunities for such individuals in collaboration with employers (to promote business linkages); or (2) provide for transitional jobs programs which combine publicly subsidized time-limited employment in the public or nonprofit private sector with skill development and activities to remove barriers to employment. Adds antidisplacement protections for workers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Nov 20, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Nov 20, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 20, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Nov 20, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3560: Business Links Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3560/
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