WPA Act
USA116th CongressHR-7477| House
| Updated: 7/1/2020
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democratic Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (5)
Ways and Means Committee, Trade Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Workforce Promotion and Access Act or the WPA Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a program to provide competitive grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate and outlying areas) to establish programs to ensure employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities. The bill also imposes a trading excise tax on certain transactions occurring on a qualified board or exchange in the United States or with respect to a derivative.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Labor and Employment
Accounting and auditingAdult day careAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthClimate change and greenhouse gasesCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of LaborDisability assistanceEconomic developmentElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringEmployee leaveEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial services and investmentsForeign and international corporationsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityIncome tax creditsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLabor-management relationsMental healthPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceSales and excise taxesSecuritiesTax administration and collection, taxpayersWages and earningsWater quality
WPA Act
USA116th CongressHR-7477| House
| Updated: 7/1/2020
Workforce Promotion and Access Act or the WPA Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a program to provide competitive grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate and outlying areas) to establish programs to ensure employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities. The bill also imposes a trading excise tax on certain transactions occurring on a qualified board or exchange in the United States or with respect to a derivative.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Democratic Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (5)
Ways and Means Committee, Trade Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee
Labor and Employment
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdult day careAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthClimate change and greenhouse gasesCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of LaborDisability assistanceEconomic developmentElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringEmployee leaveEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial services and investmentsForeign and international corporationsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityIncome tax creditsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLabor-management relationsMental healthPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceSales and excise taxesSecuritiesTax administration and collection, taxpayersWages and earningsWater quality