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Federal Jobs Act

Introduced: February 18, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
Feb 18, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E147)
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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Federal Jobs Act

This bill requires federal agencies to develop plans to increase diversity in the workforce.

Specifically, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must develop a plan to increase diversity in the executive branch of government that includes specified information, including strategies for agencies to remove barriers to equal employment opportunities. Each executive agency must develop an agency-specific plan to increase diversity, pursuant to OPM and OMB guidance, and periodically publish specified data. The legislative and judicial branches of government must also implement these requirements to the greatest extent possible.

Additionally, each executive agency, and each prime contractor that is under contract with an executive agency, must periodically report information relating to economically and socially disadvantaged businesses.

What's happening now April 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 29, 2021
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 18, 2021
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1136: Federal Jobs Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1136/
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"H.R. 1136: Federal Jobs Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1136/.
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H.R. 1136, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1136/.
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