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HR 3471 112th Congress House

HIRE Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Labor to award grants for the employment of individuals in targeted communities to perform work for the benefit of such communities.

Introduced: November 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Nov 17, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Individuals Return to Employment Act or HIRE Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to award competitive grants to eligible entities to hire unemployed individuals age 16 and older to perform a minimum of 20 hours per week of work to benefit certain communities, including activities such as public works, beautification, historic restoration, tutoring, and adult education.

Restricts such grants to eligible entities located in or primarily serving in a community designated either as a renewal community, an empowerment zone, or a historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone), if the unemployment rate in the area is higher than 7% during the 3-month period preceding award of the grant.

Requires that priority in the award of grants be given to individuals who have been unemployed for more than a year.

Prescribes certain grant limitations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3471: HIRE Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3471/
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"H.R. 3471: HIRE Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3471/.
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H.R. 3471, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3471/.
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