Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Labor standards

Bill Introduced: S.922 Veterans Equipped for Success Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing wage subsidies to employers who employ certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces and require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing career transition services to young veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.14 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.

2013-04-21T20:00:00Z

A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1617 Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To create an emergency jobs program that will fund 2,242,000 positions during fiscal years 2014 and 2015.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1637 Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions.

Bill Introduced: S.744 JOLT Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.662 Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2013

2013-03-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1397 Project Rebuild Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To create jobs and reinvest in communities through the rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1373 Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To improve compliance with mine safety and health laws, empower miners to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine tragedies, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1387 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to a violation of such Act.

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to a violation of such Act.

Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.8 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1097 Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2013

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for certain commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.487 Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

2013-03-06T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1001 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a specific limited exemption from the overtime pay requirements of such Act for work related to disaster or catastrophe claims adjustment after a major disaster.

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a specific limited exemption from the overtime pay requirements of such Act for work related to disaster or catastrophe claims adjustment after a major disaster.

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.Res.105 Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Labor.

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Labor.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1010 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

To provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.

Bill Introduced: S.460 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.

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: S.387 American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act

2013-02-25T19:00:00Z

A bill to establish the American Infrastructure Investment Fund and other activities to facilitate investments in infrastructure projects that significantly enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States by improving economic output, productivity, or competitive commercial advantage, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.787 Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act

2013-02-14T19:00:00Z

To greatly enhance America's path toward energy independence and economic and national security, to rebuild our Nation's aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes.