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Commission on American Jobs Act

Introduced: February 15, 2005 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 15, 2005
Introduced in House
 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 March 24, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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