Rural America Job Assistance and Creation Act

Summary

Rural America Job Assistance and Creation Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make matching grants to regional consortia meeting specified criteria to improve the job skills necessary for employment in specific industries. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance, through grants, for the establishment and support of entities that provide business incubator services (necessary for the initiation and initial sustainment of operations of a newly established business, including legal, intellectual property, and technology services and planning) for small- and medium-sized businesses. Directs the Comptroller General to study how rural infrastructure, venture capital, and Federal programs can enhance rural areas. Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require employer notification of Federal and State elected officials (as well as local ones) prior to dislocation of workers. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require submission of H-1B labor condition applications at same time as H-1B nonimmigrant classification petitions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude certain amounts of severance payments from gross income; and (2) expand the work opportunity tax credit to include qualified small business employees.

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Timeline

1. 7 January 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 January 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 January 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 January 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 27 February 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

   Source: Committee

6. 3 March 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

   Source: Committee

7. 6 March 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 7 January 2003 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 7 January 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 January 2003

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Sponsors

• Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hsed00 · Standing
• · hsba00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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