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• Latest Action: Dec 14, 2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 513.

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• Committee Assignment: House Veterans' Affairs

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• Committee Assignment: House Education and the Workforce

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary

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• Committee Assignment: House Energy and Commerce

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• Committee Assignment: House Transportation and Infrastructure

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary - Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law

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• Committee Assignment: House Energy and Commerce - Environment and the Economy

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• Committee Assignment: House Agriculture - Nutrition and Horticulture

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• Committee Assignment: House Transportation and Infrastructure - Water Resources and Environment

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• Women Construction Owners & Executives

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• Coalition on Human Needs

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• AFL-CIO

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• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

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• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

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• United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union

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• American Federation of Teachers

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• Building and Construction Trades Department

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• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

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• International Union of Operating Engineers

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• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

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• National Education Association

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• Service Employees International Union

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• National Workforce Association

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• CLASP

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• Wider Opportunities for Women

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• American Association of Retired Persons

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• American Association of University Women

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• Apprenticeship & Non-Traditional Employment for Women

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• Association for Women in Science

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• Chicago Women in Trades

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• Coalition of Labor Union Women

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• Community Action Partnership

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• Compliance USA, Inc.

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• Experience Works

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• Feminist Majority

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• Friends Committee on National Legislation

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• Gerontological Society of America

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• Hard Hatted Women

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• Heartland Alliance

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• Insight Center for Community Economic Development

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• Jewish Council for Public Affairs

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• Legal Momentum

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• Missouri Women in Trades

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• National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity

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• National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP)

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• National Council of Jewish Women

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• National Council of La Raza

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• National Council of Negro Women

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• National Council of Women’s Organizations

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• National Council on Aging

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• National Employment Law Project

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• National Partnership for Women & Families

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• National Transitional Jobs Network

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• National Women’s Law Center

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• NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby

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• Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.

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• OWL-The Voice of Midlife and Older Women

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• Senior Service America Inc.

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• TNT (Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow)

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• Tradeswomen, Inc.

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• Vermont Works for Women

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• West Virginia Women Work

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• Women Unlimited

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• Women’s Foundation of California

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• Workforce Results

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• YWCA

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• House WIA Reauthorization Bill Eliminates Youth Jobs and Training ... - June 26, 2012 by Adrienne - ... the House Education and Workforce Committee approved the Workforce Investment Improvement Act (HR 4297) on a party line vote – meaning the legislation may soon be considered by the full House of Representatives.

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  As noted by Adrienne on June 26, 2012, "... the House Education and Workforce Committee approved the Workforce Investment Improvement Act (HR 4297) on a party line vote – meaning the legislation may soon be considered by the full House of Representatives." (/url?q=http://younginvincibles.org/2012/06/house-wia-reauthorization-bill-eliminates-youth-jobs-and-training/&sa=U&ei=ahb4T-GYG9Do2gWG_tXOBg&ved=0CDMQmAEwBQ&usg=AFQjCNHZol5UsPBtYzj0JhyGwWKk-ceRkA)
• Perkins legislation : Schargel Consulting Group - June 21, 2012 by Franklin - The House Education and Workforce Committee met on June 7 to mark up the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297). Introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the bill would reauthorize the Workforce ...

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• Perkins legislation : Schargel Consulting Group - June 21, 2012 by Franklin - The House Education and Workforce Committee met on June 7 to mark up the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297). Introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the bill would reauthorize the Workforce ...

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• Workforce Investment Improvement Act Passes Committee - June 08, 2012 by Santa Clarita Radio - The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297) will reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and was approved in a vote of 23 to 15. The committee adopted a number of Democrat amendments to strengthen reforms in the bill.

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  As noted by Santa Clarita Radio on June 08, 2012, "The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297) will reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and was approved in a vote of 23 to 15. The committee adopted a number of Democrat amendments to strengthen reforms in the bill." (http://hometownstation.com/index.php?view=article&catid=26%3Alocal-news&id=29822%3Aworkforce-improvement-house-clarita-2012-06-08-08-44&tmpl=component&layout=default&page=&option=com_content&Itemid=97)
• U.S. Rep. Petri: Applauds legislation to help put Americans back to work - June 07, 2012 by WisPolitics.com - We can take a big bite out of unemployment if we address the problem properly," he said. The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297) would strengthen the nation’s failing workforce development system, eliminate dozens of ineffective ...

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• H.R.4297 Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 - May 25, 2012 by OpenCongress - ...Your opinion counts - together, we're finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the web. H.R. 4297, the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012, is the subject of an April 17 hearing by the U.S. House Education and th

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