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Jobs Now Act of 2015

Introduced: September 17, 2015 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sep 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 17, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jobs Now Act of 2015

Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide them a public service.

Prescribes program requirements, including that:

  • each unit or organization grantee give priority to the retention, employment, and training of veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and
  • Labor give priority to the award of grants to units and organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.
What's happening now March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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