WORKER Act

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Introduced

26 July 2018

Last action

16 August 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Summary

Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient Act or the WORKER Act This bill provides for (1) a grant program to implement engineering education programs in elementary and secondary schools; (2) programs that increase representation of women and under-represented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations; (3) grants for improved worker training, retention, and advancement; (4) wage insurance for state unemployment compensation recipients; and (5) the establishment of the Distressed Community Investment Agency to promote, establish, and strengthen venture capital investment in distressed communities.

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Timeline

26 July 2018
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, 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
26 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
15 August 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Source: Committee
16 August 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → New HOPE Act
related to → SHOP CLASS Act
related to → Promoting Women in STEM Act
related to → Developing Tomorrow's Engineering and Technical Workforce Act
related to → BUILDS Act
related to → New HOPE Act
related to → BUILDS Act
related to → Free Career and Technical Education for High School Students Act

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6623
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6623
us · 115-hr-6623 · source updated 11 August 2025