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Jobs and Justice Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8352| House 
| Updated: 9/24/2020
Karen Bass

Karen Bass

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (46)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Committees (23)
• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee• Committee on House Administration• Homeland Security Committee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Small Business Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Highways and Transit Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Aviation Subcommittee• Budget Committee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Jobs and Justice Act of 2020 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning the following areas: workforce development, including job training and wage standards; economic development, including through assistance to minority businesses; antipoverty measures, including programs to specifically address child poverty and persistent poverty; housing and savings matters, including housing affordability, discrimination, homelessness assistance, tenant protections, public housing funding, home ownership and foreclosure mitigation, and lead-safe housing; savings and consumer finance, including financial literacy and lending discrimination; public contracting; infrastructure development; job training for youth and older Americans; veterans' and military family benefits; health care coverage and access, including Medicare and Medicaid coverage; small business investment and commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits; elementary and secondary education, including education of girls and minorities and teacher preparation; higher education access, including through community college attendance; science, technology, and information security education; law enforcement officer conduct, resources and administration, juvenile justice, sentencing procedures, hate crimes, correctional facilities, and firearms sales and possession; election administration and voting rights; and environmental, agriculture, and energy matters, including climate change, environmental justice, and energy efficiency and transition to alternative and renewable resources.
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Timeline
Sep 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 23, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, the Budget, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Science, Space, and Technology, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  • September 23, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 23, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, the Budget, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Science, Space, and Technology, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Economics and Public Finance

Adoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesAgricultural marketing and promotionAir qualityAlaska Natives and HawaiiansAlternative and renewable resourcesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAppropriationsAviation and airportsBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesBuilding constructionBusiness investment and capitalBuy American requirementsCapital gains taxCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCitizenship and naturalizationClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCommemorative events and holidaysComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightConsumer creditCorporate finance and managementCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDental careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisability and paralysisDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental healthFarmlandFinancial literacyFirearms and explosivesFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesForeign language and bilingual programsForests, forestry, treesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHistoric sites and heritage areasHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresImmunology and vaccinationIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesIndian social and development programsIndustrial facilitiesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentInteragency Council on HomelessnessInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLandlord and tenantLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careLow- and moderate-income housingManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMeatMedicaidMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMetalsMilitary personnel and dependentsMiningMinority and disadvantaged businessesMinority educationMinority employmentMinority healthMotor vehiclesNavigation, waterways, harborsNorthern Mariana IslandsNursingNutrition and dietOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPostal servicePoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementPublic housingRacial and ethnic relationsResearch and developmentRetail and wholesale tradesRural conditions and developmentScience and engineering educationSecuritiesSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSmall businessSocial security and elderly assistanceStudent aid and college costsTax treatment of familiesTeaching, teachers, curriculaTelephone and wireless communicationTemporary and part-time employmentTransfer and inheritance taxesTransportation employeesU.S. historyU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationViolent crimeVoting rightsWages and earningsWater use and supplyWomen in businessWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's healthWorker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor

Jobs and Justice Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8352| House 
| Updated: 9/24/2020
Jobs and Justice Act of 2020 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning the following areas: workforce development, including job training and wage standards; economic development, including through assistance to minority businesses; antipoverty measures, including programs to specifically address child poverty and persistent poverty; housing and savings matters, including housing affordability, discrimination, homelessness assistance, tenant protections, public housing funding, home ownership and foreclosure mitigation, and lead-safe housing; savings and consumer finance, including financial literacy and lending discrimination; public contracting; infrastructure development; job training for youth and older Americans; veterans' and military family benefits; health care coverage and access, including Medicare and Medicaid coverage; small business investment and commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits; elementary and secondary education, including education of girls and minorities and teacher preparation; higher education access, including through community college attendance; science, technology, and information security education; law enforcement officer conduct, resources and administration, juvenile justice, sentencing procedures, hate crimes, correctional facilities, and firearms sales and possession; election administration and voting rights; and environmental, agriculture, and energy matters, including climate change, environmental justice, and energy efficiency and transition to alternative and renewable resources.
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Timeline
Sep 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 23, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, the Budget, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Science, Space, and Technology, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Sep 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  • September 23, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 23, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, the Budget, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, House Administration, Natural Resources, Oversight and Reform, Rules, Science, Space, and Technology, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.


  • September 24, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Karen Bass

Karen Bass

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (46)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Committees (23)
• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee• Committee on House Administration• Homeland Security Committee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Small Business Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Highways and Transit Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Science, Space, and Technology Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Aviation Subcommittee• Budget Committee• Natural Resources Committee

Economics and Public Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adoption and foster careAdvisory bodiesAgricultural marketing and promotionAir qualityAlaska Natives and HawaiiansAlternative and renewable resourcesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationAppropriationsAviation and airportsBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesBuilding constructionBusiness investment and capitalBuy American requirementsCapital gains taxCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCitizenship and naturalizationClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalCommemorative events and holidaysComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightConsumer creditCorporate finance and managementCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDental careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisability and paralysisDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationElectric power generation and transmissionElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental healthFarmlandFinancial literacyFirearms and explosivesFood assistance and reliefFood industry and servicesForeign language and bilingual programsForests, forestry, treesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationHistoric sites and heritage areasHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresImmunology and vaccinationIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesIndian social and development programsIndustrial facilitiesInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentInteragency Council on HomelessnessInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaJuvenile crime and gang violenceLabor-management relationsLabor standardsLandlord and tenantLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careLow- and moderate-income housingManufacturingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMeatMedicaidMedical educationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMetalsMilitary personnel and dependentsMiningMinority and disadvantaged businessesMinority educationMinority employmentMinority healthMotor vehiclesNavigation, waterways, harborsNorthern Mariana IslandsNursingNutrition and dietOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPostal servicePoverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementPublic housingRacial and ethnic relationsResearch and developmentRetail and wholesale tradesRural conditions and developmentScience and engineering educationSecuritiesSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSmall businessSocial security and elderly assistanceStudent aid and college costsTax treatment of familiesTeaching, teachers, curriculaTelephone and wireless communicationTemporary and part-time employmentTransfer and inheritance taxesTransportation employeesU.S. historyU.S. territories and protectoratesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationViolent crimeVoting rightsWages and earningsWater use and supplyWomen in businessWomen's educationWomen's employmentWomen's healthWorker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor