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H.R. 5785 (115th)

Jobs and Justice Act of 2018

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Introduced

11 May 2018

Last action

14 May 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], David Scott, Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence, Housing, Transport, Taxation, Education

Source updated

11 August 2025

Healthcare · Defence · Housing · Transport · Taxation · Education

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Summary

Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and access; small business investment; commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits; housing, including affordability and homelessness programs, landlord-tenant matters, public housing, foreclosure mitigation, and discrimination; access to higher education, including through community college attendance; science, technology, and information security education; hate crimes; law enforcement officer conduct; law enforcement resources and administration; juvenile justice; sentencing procedures; voting rights and administration; prison administration; and firearms sales and possession.

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Timeline

  1. 11 May 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

    Source: Committee

  2. 11 May 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Budget, Education and the Workforce, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, Armed Services, Small Business, House Administration, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 May 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 May 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 14 May 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Source: Committee

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