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H.R. 9305 117th Congress House

Justice for Local Communities and Workers Act

Official title: To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require employers who are ordering a plant closing or mass layoff to cover the cost of an eco… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require employers who are ordering a plant closing or mass layoff to cover the cost of an economic impact study in each impacted unit of local government, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 16, 2022 Introduced by: Mark DeSaulnier Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Nov 17, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Nov 16, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, 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.
Nov 16, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 17, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Local Communities and Workers Act

This bill expands the notification requirement for plant closures and mass layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to include notices to Members of Congress.

The bill provides that an employer's notice of a plant closing or mass layoff shall not be considered valid unless the employer, prior to serving such notice, covers the cost of an economic impact study to assess the economic impact of such an order. An employer who is not experiencing economic hardship and who orders a plant closing or mass layoff must make payments to the Impacted Workers Fund, created by this bill, to cover the financial losses of states resulting from such an order.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 9963 Reintroduced Bill Justice for Local Communities and Workers Act
  • HR 8583 Reintroduction of Justice for Dislocated Workers Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9305: Justice for Local Communities and Workers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9305/
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"H.R. 9305: Justice for Local Communities and Workers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9305/.
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H.R. 9305, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9305/.
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