HR 7477
116th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Accounting and auditing
Adult day care
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Child health
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Labor
Disability assistance
Economic development
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
WPA Act
Introduced: July 1, 2020
Introduced by:
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
Democratic
· New Jersey
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 1, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Jul 1, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Workforce Promotion and Access Act or the WPA Act
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a program to provide competitive grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate and outlying areas) to establish programs to ensure employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities.
The bill also imposes a trading excise tax on certain transactions occurring on a qualified board or exchange in the United States or with respect to a derivative.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
3