United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5489 (113th)
Employ Young Americans Now Act
Introduced
16 September 2014
Last action
17 November 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Sponsors
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Subjects
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Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Employ Young Americans Now Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2015. Requires the Secretary 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 Secretary 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
16 September 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
16 September 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 September 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 November 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 September 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Youth Jobs Act
- related to → Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013
- related to → Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013
- related to ← Youth Jobs Act
- related to ← Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013
- related to ← Employ Young Americans Now Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5489
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5489
- us · 113-hr-5489 · source updated 23 March 2026