To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to make permanent a grant program to promote and assist in the reentry of ex-offenders into the workforce.
USA115th CongressHR-7069| House
| Updated: 10/16/2018
Jason Lewis
Republican Representative
Minnesota
Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Workforce Reentry Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants for a period of not more than five years to eligible entities (private nonprofit organizations, local workforce development boards, state or local governments, or specified Native American entities) to enable such entities to provide job training, job placement services, and mentoring to ex-offenders.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Labor and Employment
Business educationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationIncome tax creditsMental healthPerformance measurementVocational and technical education
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to make permanent a grant program to promote and assist in the reentry of ex-offenders into the workforce.
USA115th CongressHR-7069| House
| Updated: 10/16/2018
Workforce Reentry Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants for a period of not more than five years to eligible entities (private nonprofit organizations, local workforce development boards, state or local governments, or specified Native American entities) to enable such entities to provide job training, job placement services, and mentoring to ex-offenders.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jason Lewis
Republican Representative
Minnesota
Education and Workforce Committee
Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Business educationCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationIncome tax creditsMental healthPerformance measurementVocational and technical education