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Jobs Now Act of 2011

Introduced: July 18, 2011 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jul 18, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 18, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jobs Now Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide them a public service.

Prescribes program requirements, including that: (1) each unit or organization grantee give priority to the retention, employment, and training of veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and (2) the Secretary give priority to the award of grants to units and organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.

What's happening now September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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