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S 1861 112th Congress Senate

Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, provide summer employment and year-round employment opportunities for low-income you… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, provide summer employment and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and carry out work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2011 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Adult education and literacyDisability and paralysisEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programs
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Government trust fundsPoverty and welfare assistanceState and local government operationsUnemploymentVocational and technical educationWages and earningsYouth employment and child labor
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 15, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 15, 2011
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Treasury the Pathways Back to Work Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5 billion.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and Native American program grantees to provide: (1) subsidized employment to unemployed, low-income adults; and (2) summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.

Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment.

Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3425 Related bill Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011
  • S 3273 Related bill Youth Summer Jobs Act of 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1861: Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1861/
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