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HR 6756 117th Congress House Labor and Employment

WORC Act

Introduced: February 18, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Feb 18, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 18, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workforce Opportunity for Returning Citizens Act or the WORC Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to local workforce development boards, colleges, area career and technical education schools, or other entities to develop or expand education or workforce training programs that (1) lead to employment opportunities for incarcerated and previously incarcerated (i.e., incarcerated at any time during the preceding 36-month period) individuals; and (2) reduce recidivism.

What's happening now February 18, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 29, 2022
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2022
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Feb 18, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6756: WORC Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6756/
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"H.R. 6756: WORC Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6756/.
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H.R. 6756, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6756/.
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[H.R. 6756: WORC Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6756/)
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