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H.R. 2836 112th Congress House

Job Creation and Economic Growth Act

Official title: To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's wo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to require the joint select committee of Congress to report findings and propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Introduced: September 2, 2011 Introduced by: John B. Larson Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sep 2, 2011
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 Latest action September 6, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Job Creation and Economic Growth Act - Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to redesignate the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Economic Growth.

Adds as a goal of the joint committee spurring economic growth and restoring the nation's workforce to full employment over the period of FY2012 and FY2013. Revises the duties of the joint committee to require it to make recommendations that will significantly improve U.S. short-term and long-term employment levels and spur economic growth.

Requires the joint committee, by November 23, 2011, to vote on: (1) a report containing joint committee findings, conclusions, and recommendations with respect to economic growth and job creation and Congressional Budget Office (CBO) costs estimates of proposed job creation legislation; and (2) proposed legislative language to carry out such recommendations.

Prescribes procedures for expedited congressional consideration of proposed joint committee job creation legislative language.

 Related & companion bills 3
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 5
Loebsack, David
· Oct 24, 2011
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Oct 6, 2011
DOYLE, MIKE
· Sep 8, 2011
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Sep 8, 2011
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 8, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 8, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 8, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Sep 8, 2011
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Sep 2, 2011
CLAY, WM.
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 2, 2011
Eshoo, Anna
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 2, 2011
Pascrell, Bill
· Sep 2, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Sep 2, 2011
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Sep 2, 2011
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 2, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2836: Job Creation and Economic Growth Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2836/
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"H.R. 2836: Job Creation and Economic Growth Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2836/.
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H.R. 2836, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2836/.
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