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HR 683 112th Congress House

Urban Jobs Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Academic performance and assessmentsAdvisory bodiesEmployment and training programsLanguage arts
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Urban and suburban affairs and developmentYouth employment and child labor
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Became law
Mar 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Feb 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 11, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urban Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to the National Urban League to operate, through local affiliates, an Urban Jobs Program to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible young adults to prepare them for entry into the workforce.

Defines "eligible young adults" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject to the criminal justice process.

Directs the Secretary to establish a National Jobs Council Advisory Committee.

Expresses the sense of Congress that National Urban League affiliates should establish local jobs council advisory committees to aid in establishing local community support for local implementation of the program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 922 Related bill Urban Jobs Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 26, 2012
GREEN, GENE
· Mar 8, 2012
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 7, 2012
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 22, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 20, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 8, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Mar 31, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 31, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Mar 31, 2011
Richmond, Cedric
· Feb 15, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Feb 11, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 683: Urban Jobs Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-683/
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