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HR 2539 112th Congress House

National Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2011

Official title: To establish a competitive grant program for youth summer job placement.

Introduced: October 5, 2011 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment and training programsTemporary and part-time employmentYouth employment and child labor
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Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jul 14, 2011
Introduced in House
Jul 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award 5-year competitive grants to eligible local government units to provide summer employment, including job readiness activities, work experiences, and job placement, for out-of-school youths age 14 to 21 who are enrolled in a public or private secondary school or have received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent but are basic-skills deficient, unemployed, or underemployed.

Allows eligible entities that operate existing youth summer jobs programs to use grants to expand their programs, in lieu of establishing new job placement programs, by providing job training and support services, including health and nutrition referral, housing referral, financial literacy, and instruction on basic daily living skills.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 7, 2011
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Green, Al
Texas · Oct 5, 2011
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 5, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2539: National Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2539/
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"H.R. 2539: National Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2539/.
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H.R. 2539, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2539/.
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