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HR 4560 114th Congress House

Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016

Official title: To assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work.

Introduced: February 12, 2016 Introduced by: Beatty, Joyce Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 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.
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 12, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 12, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace, and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 12, 2016
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 12, 2016
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 12, 2016
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 12, 2016
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 12, 2016
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 12, 2016
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 12, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 12, 2016
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Feb 12, 2016
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 12, 2016
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 12, 2016
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 12, 2016
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 12, 2016
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4560: Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4560/
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"H.R. 4560: Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4560/.
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H.R. 4560, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4560/.
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