Emergency Jobs Act

Summary

Emergency Jobs Act - Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to permit the Secretary of Labor to make financial assistance available for the purpose of providing transitional employment for unemployed persons in jobs providing needed public services, and training and manpower services. Makes $1,000,000,000 available for the purposes of this Act for obligation in any twelve-month period in which the national rate of unemployment exceeds 4 1/2 percent for three consecutive months, and an additional $1,000,000,000 for every increment of one-half percent over 4 1/2 percent not to exceed a 6 percent unemployment rate.

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Timeline

1. 26 November 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 November 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 November 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 November 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974