Open Congress : Higher Education and Workforce Training - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.1340 Urban Jobs Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1330 Student Loan Fairness Act

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To increase purchasing power, strengthen economic recovery, and restore fairness in financing higher education in the United States through student loan forgiveness, caps on interest rates on Federal student loans, and refinancing opportunities for private borrowers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1258 Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Development Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To strengthen communities through English literacy and civics education for new Americans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1100 Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1089 Stepping Up to STEM Act of 2013

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

To stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1000 Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1008 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1005 Defund Obamacare Act

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

To deauthorize appropriation of funds, and to rescind unobligated appropriations, to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Bill Introduced: H.R.954 Workforce Infrastructure for Skilled Employees Investment Act

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the establishment of the Small Business Liaison Pilot Program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.951 Women WIN Jobs

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

To promote the economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through their increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations where they currently represent 25 percent or less of the workforce.

Bill Introduced: H.R.891 Young Americans Financial Literacy Act

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

To establish a grant program in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to fund the establishment of centers of excellence to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young people and families ages 8 through 24 years old, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.919 Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2013

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

To promote industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.870 Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2013

2013-02-26T19:00:00Z

To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment opportunities for the unemployed.

Bill Introduced: H.R.835 Energy Assistance for American Families Act

2013-02-25T19:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.812 Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act

2013-02-24T19:00:00Z

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Bill Introduced: H.R.798 Workforce Investment Act of 2013

2013-02-14T19:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United States workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, and to promote national economic growth, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.725 Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2013

2013-02-13T19:00:00Z

To provide for the reduction of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and the promotion of healthy relationships, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.726 To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

2013-02-13T19:00:00Z

To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

Bill Introduced: H.R.618 Student Loan Default Prevention Act

2013-02-11T19:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of Education to enter into voluntary, flexible agreements with certain guarantee agencies to provide delinquency prevention and default aversion services for borrowers and potential borrowers of Federal Direct Loans under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.597 Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act

2013-02-07T19:00:00Z

To establish a commission to study how Federal laws and policies affect United States citizens living in foreign countries.