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H.R. 5095 (96th)

Opportunities Industrialization Centers Skills Training and Private Sector Job Creation Welfare Reform Act of 1979

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Introduced

2 August 1979

Last action

2 August 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

Rep. Myers, Michael O. [D-PA-1], Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2], Rep. Lederer, Raymond F. [D-PA-3], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5], Rep. Long, Gillis W. [D-LA-8], Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13], Rep. Slack, John [D-WV-3], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5]

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Summary

Opportunities Industrialization Centers Skills Training and Private Sector Job Creation Welfare Reform Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) enter into a contract with Opportunities Industrialization Centers, Incorporated, for the creation of jobs and the provision of skills training for hard-core unemployed welfare recipients in urban and rural depressed areas, and unemployed persons in depressed areas whose unemployment insurance has expired; and (2) enter into contracts with other national community-based organizations, such as the National Urban League, for the provision of comprehensive employment services to such persons. Directs the head of each agency administering authority under any of specified Acts or programs, including the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, the Housing and Community Development Act, and public works assistance programs, to take steps to assure that consideration will be given to national community-based organizations for the provision of comprehensive employment services and job opportunities to welfare recipients pursuant to those Acts and programs.

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Timeline

  1. 2 August 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 August 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 August 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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