Employ Young Americans Now Act

Summary

Employ Young Americans Now Act Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2016. Requires the Department of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth. Requires the Department to award allocations and competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment. Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.

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Timeline

1. 10 June 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 June 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 June 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 November 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 June 2015 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 June 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 June 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 June 2015

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Sponsors

• JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
• Marcy Kaptur · D · Sponsor
• Frederica Wilson · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
• Brenda Lawrence · D · Sponsor
• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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