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Commission on American Jobs Act

Introduced: March 2, 2004 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 2, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 2, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission on American Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Commission on American Jobs. Requires the Commission to: (1) collect data on the outsourcing of jobs by specified types of companies of interest; (2) study such outsourcing's causes; (3) propose prevention measures; and (4) report to specified congressional committees.

Requires such companies to report outsourcing data annually to the Commission.

What's happening now April 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3878: Commission on American Jobs Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3878/
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"H.R. 3878: Commission on American Jobs Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3878/.
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H.R. 3878, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3878/.
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