H.R. 5785
115th Congress
House
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018
Official title: To advance Black families in the 21st century.
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Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBorder security and unlawful immigrationBuilding constructionBusiness investment and capitalBuy American requirementsCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCredit and credit marketsCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of EducationDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of JusticeDepartment of the TreasuryDetention of personsDomestic violence and child abuseDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDue process and equal protectionEconomic developmentEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutionsElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsEnvironmental healthExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFinancial literacyFirearms and explosivesFood assistance and reliefFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHousing discriminationHousing supply and affordabilityImmigration status and proceduresIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programsInfrastructure developmentJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLawyers and legal servicesLicensing and registrationsLow- and moderate-income housingManufacturingMental healthMetalsMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority and disadvantaged businessesMinority educationMinority employmentMonuments and memorialsPerformance measurementPhotography and imagingPoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementPublic housingPublic transitRacial and ethnic relationsResearch and developmentRoads and highwaysScience and engineering educationSmall businessState and local financeStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTransportation programs fundingVoting rightsWages and earningsWater qualityWater use and supplyWomen in businessWomen's educationWomen's employmentYouth employment and child labor
Everywhere this bill has been
11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
May 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
May 14, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 11, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 11, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Budget, Education and the Workforce, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Small Business, House Administration, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 11, 2018
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Plain-English summary
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018
This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement.
Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning:
- diversity in contracting;
- infrastructure development;
- areas of persistent poverty;
- job training for youth and older Americans;
- education of girls and minorities in STEM fields;
- the federal minimum wage;
- military family benefits;
- health care coverage and access;
- small business investment;
- commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits;
- housing, including affordability and homelessness programs, landlord-tenant matters, public housing, foreclosure mitigation, and discrimination;
- access to higher education, including through community college attendance;
- science, technology, and information security education;
- hate crimes;
- law enforcement officer conduct;
- law enforcement resources and administration;
- juvenile justice;
- sentencing procedures;
- voting rights and administration;
- prison administration; and
- firearms sales and possession.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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- Agriculture Committee
- Armed Services Committee
- Aviation Subcommittee
- Budget Committee
- Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
- Committee on House Administration
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Financial Services Committee
- Highways and Transit Subcommittee
- Homeland Security Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Military Personnel Subcommittee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
- Readiness Subcommittee
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Small Business Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
- Ways and Means Committee
Cosponsors
25
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Adams, Alma S.
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Beatty, Joyce
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Bishop, Sanford D.
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
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Carson, André
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Clyburn, James E.
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Davis, Danny K.
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Evans, Dwight
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Green, Al
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Meeks, Gregory W.
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Moore, Gwen
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
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Sewell, Terri A.
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Thompson, Bennie G.
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Veasey, Marc A.
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Waters, Maxine
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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