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HR 870 113th Congress House

Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013

Official title: To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.

Introduced: February 27, 2013 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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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Became law
Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Feb 27, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E206-207)
Feb 27, 2013
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2013
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.
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 Latest action April 23, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment; and (2) Workforce Investment programs.

Directs the Secretary to convene a national employment conference to bring together leaders of small, medium, and large businesses, labor, government, and other parties to discuss employment, with particular attention to structural unemployment and the plight of disadvantaged youth.

Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise member composition requirements for state and local workforce investment boards to include at least 25% of the chief executive officers of minority-serving, community-based organizations.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on certain covered securities transactions, payable by trading facilities that deal in such transactions.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 3
BROWN, CORRINE
· Feb 27, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 27, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Feb 27, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 27, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Feb 27, 2013
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2013
Edwards, Donna
· Feb 27, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Feb 27, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Feb 27, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 870: Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-870/
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"H.R. 870: Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-870/.
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