HR 2137
112th Congress
House
Taxation
Employment and training programs
Employment taxes
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Empowering More Productive and Lasting Opportunity Act of 2011
Introduced: June 3, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 3, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Empowering More Productive and Lasting Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow states, for a five-year period, to implement an employment assistance voucher program, in lieu of paying unemployment compensation directly to employees, under which an individual who is eligible for unemployment compensation and is likely to exhaust such compensation is issued an employment assistance voucher and is hired by a participating employer who receives a subsidy from the state for the wages paid to the employee.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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