HR 2836 112th Congress House Congress Budget deficits and national debt Congressional committees Congressional oversight Economic performance and conditions Employment and training programs Legislative rules and procedure Unemployment

Job Creation and Economic Growth Act

Introduced: September 2, 2011 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Sep 6, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Sep 2, 2011

Introduced in House

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.

What's happening now September 6, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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