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Joint Select Committee on Job Creation Act of 2011

Introduced: September 2, 2011 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sep 2, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Joint Select Committee on Job Creation Act of 2011 - Establishes the Joint Select Committee on Job Creation, whose goal shall be to restore the nation's workforce to full employment over FY2012 and FY2013.

Requires the joint committee to provide recommendations and legislative language that will significantly improve the short-term and long-term employment levels in the United States.

Prescribes legislative procedures for consideration in both chambers of the Joint Committee's recommendations.

What's happening now September 6, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 2693 Related bill Budget Control Act of 2011
  • S 365 Related bill Budget Control Act of 2011
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  • S 1522 Identical bill Joint Select Committee on Job Creation Act of 2011
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 24
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Oct 6, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 15, 2011
Richmond, Cedric
· Sep 15, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 8, 2011
Bass, Karen
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 2, 2011
Blumenauer, Earl
· Sep 2, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Sep 2, 2011
Cicilline, David
· Sep 2, 2011
CLAY, WM.
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 2, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 2, 2011
DOYLE, MIKE
· Sep 2, 2011
Ellison, Keith
· Sep 2, 2011
Eshoo, Anna
· Sep 2, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 2, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Sep 2, 2011
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 2, 2011
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Sep 2, 2011
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 2, 2011
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 2, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 2, 2011
Pascrell, Bill
· Sep 2, 2011
Ruppersberger, C.
· Sep 2, 2011
RUSH, BOBBY
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 2, 2011
Sires, Albio
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 2, 2011
Tsongas, Niki
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 2, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 2, 2011
Yarmuth, John
· Sep 2, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2835: Joint Select Committee on Job Creation Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2835/
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"H.R. 2835: Joint Select Committee on Job Creation Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2835/.
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