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HR 280 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Business education Employment and training programs Small business Unemployment

HIRED Act

Introduced: January 4, 2017 Introduced by: Stefanik, Elise M. Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 4, 2017
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Helping Individuals with Reemployment and Entrepreneurial Development Act or the HIRED Act

This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include assistance to dislocated workers through increased outreach about small business opportunities and consultation about starting a small business among the rapid response activities to assist such workers in obtaining reemployment which a state or a state-designated entity provides in the event of a permanent closure or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise or a natural or other disaster resulting in mass job dislocation.

A state may in such an event allocate up to 10% of funds reserved by the state governor for statewide rapid response activities to provide outreach about small business opportunities and consultation about starting a small business.

This bill amends the definition of "rapid response activities" under such Act to include among state activities to assist dislocated workers the provision of information on and access to training and activities related to entrepreneurship.

What's happening now January 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 280: HIRED Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-280/
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"H.R. 280: HIRED Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-280/.
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H.R. 280, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-280/.
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