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S. 3144 116th Congress Senate

Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to establish a competitive grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs, providing employability skills development, c… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a competitive grant program to support out-of-school-time youth workforce readiness programs, providing employability skills development, career exploration, employment readiness training, mentoring, work-based learning, and workforce opportunities for eligible youth.

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: Tina Smith Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 Latest action December 19, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to certain national youth-serving organizations for comprehensive workforce readiness programs provided to youth that take place before or after school, during summer vacation or holiday, or on the weekend (i.e., out-of-school-time programs).

Such grants must be used to develop and implement youth workforce readiness programs, including for activities such as on-the-job and leadership opportunities, internships, and other supportive services.

The bill also requires local workforce development boards to establish youth councils as subgroups of the boards.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5236 Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 16, 2020
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 24, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 10, 2020
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 10, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 4, 2020
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 19, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 19, 2019
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