S 1902
114th Congress
Senate
Labor and Employment
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Layoff Prevention Extension Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6189-6190)
Jul 30, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Layoff Prevention Extension Act of 2015
This bill amends the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 with respect to state short-time compensation programs that allow employers to reduce the workweek of their employees in lieu of layoffs. The bill: (1) extends federal financing of the programs for an additional two years; and (2) extends through December 31, 2016, the deadline for a state to submit to the Department of Labor its application for a short-time compensation program grant.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6189-6190)
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