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H.R. 8689 116th Congress House

Connecting Youth to Jobs Act

Official title: To award funds to States and local areas for public, subsidized employment programs for youth.

Introduced: October 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Oct 27, 2020
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

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Connecting Youth to Jobs Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to provide temporary funding to states and local areas and grants to eligible entities to assist in carrying out subsidized public employment programs for youth with barriers to employment or who are recipients of public assistance but not receiving it. In the case of grants, priority must be given to eligible entities that serve particular youth with a barrier to employment, youth of color, opportunity youth or out-of-school youth, low-income youth, and youth impacted by the juvenile or adult criminal justice systems.

The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report on the activities funded by this bill.

The bill excludes from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program income eligibility requirements income earned by a household member who is less than 22 years of age, is an elementary or secondary school student, and lives with a natural, adoptive, or stepparent.

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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8689: Connecting Youth to Jobs Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8689/
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"H.R. 8689: Connecting Youth to Jobs Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8689/.
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H.R. 8689, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8689/.
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