House Bill 6623
115th Congress(2017-2018)
WORKER Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 26, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6623
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
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.
July 26, 2018
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08/16/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
08/15/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
07/27/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
07/27/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
07/26/2018
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.
07/26/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:41:53 PM