Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013

Summary

Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment; and (2) Workforce Investment programs. Directs the Secretary to convene a national employment conference to bring together leaders of small, medium, and large businesses, labor, government, and other parties to discuss employment, with particular attention to structural unemployment and the plight of disadvantaged youth. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise member composition requirements for state and local workforce investment boards to include at least 25% of the chief executive officers of minority-serving, community-based organizations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on certain covered securities transactions, payable by trading facilities that deal in such transactions.

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Timeline

1. 27 February 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

2. 27 February 2013

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E206-207)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 February 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 February 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 23 April 2013

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 27 February 2013 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 February 2013

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 February 2013

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 February 2013

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Sponsors

• JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• WM. CLAY · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Keith Ellison · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
• ELIJAH CUMMINGS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
• EDDIE JOHNSON · D · Sponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
• Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
• ALCEE HASTINGS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
• Marcia Fudge · D · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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