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S. 1590 115th Congress Senate

Employ Young Americans Now Act

Official title: A bill to provide for youth jobs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2017 Introduced by: Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment trust fundsUnemploymentYouth employment and child labor
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Jul 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 19, 2017
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 Latest action July 19, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employ Young Americans Now Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish programs to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth and skills training for low-income youth and young adults.

The bill establishes the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2018, to finance such programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3336 Employ Young Americans Now Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1590: Employ Young Americans Now Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1590/
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"S. 1590: Employ Young Americans Now Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1590/.
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