HR 3674
114th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Advisory bodies
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Unemployment
Labor Statistics Improvement Act
Introduced: October 1, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 1, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Oct 1, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Labor Statistics Improvement Act
Establishes an independent Commission to Improve Labor Statistics.
Directs the Commission to:
- examine and assess the process by which the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data relating to unemployment rates, including the methods used for determining that an individual is considered to be looking for work;
- recommend any improvement to the process and methods, including proposals for any alternative measures of labor force participation, taking into account evidence that the official unemployment rate doesn't always accurately reflect labor market strength; and
- develop a new method for determining and reporting underemployment that takes into consideration workers who are not in jobs that match their skill sets or education and who are earning less than other workers in similar occupations or with similar skill sets and education.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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