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HR 6196 109th Congress House

Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2006

Official title: To prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their United States workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 27, 2006 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Sep 27, 2006
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 Latest action September 27, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2006 - Directs each federal agency that provides grants, loans, or loan guarantees to businesses to require, as a condition of such assistance, that such businesses provide annually information on: (1) the number of employees employed in the United States and its territories and the number employed outside the United States, as well as wage information on U.S. employees; and (2) the percentage of the workforce that has been laid off or forced to resign during the preceding year. Prohibits, until the situation is corrected, subsequent federal assistance to businesses that lays off a greater percentage of workers in the United States or its territories than in other countries.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 27, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6196: Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6196/
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"H.R. 6196: Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6196/.
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H.R. 6196, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6196/.
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