United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1598 (117th)
Workforce Justice Act of 2021
Introduced
3 March 2021
Last action
18 May 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
Workforce Justice Act of 2021 This bill creates a new condition of eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. Specifically, to be eligible for grant funds under the JAG program, a state must prohibit private employers from requiring a job applicant to disclose a criminal record, asking about the criminal record of a job applicant prior to making a conditional offer, and conducting a criminal background check prior to making a conditional offer.
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Timeline
3 March 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 May 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Workforce Justice Act of 2023
- related to ← Workforce Justice Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1598
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1598
- us · 117-hr-1598 · source updated 3 January 2025