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Jobs and Justice Act of 2018

Introduced: May 11, 2018 See on congress.gov

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.