Committee on House Administration, Education and Workforce Committee
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21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act This bill creates a grant program in the Department of Labor to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or underemployed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In addition, Labor must (1) establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist, and make such works available to the public; and (2) forward the completed work to the Library of Congress to archive such material. The Library must establish an archive program in its American Folklife Center for collection and public availability, in a digital format of such written and visual works.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Labor and Employment
Art, artists, authorshipBooks and print mediaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLabor-management relationsLibraries and archivesLibrary of CongressNews media and reportingPhotography and imagingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUnemploymentU.S. history
21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act
USA117th CongressHR-3054| House
| Updated: 5/7/2021
21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act This bill creates a grant program in the Department of Labor to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or underemployed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In addition, Labor must (1) establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist, and make such works available to the public; and (2) forward the completed work to the Library of Congress to archive such material. The Library must establish an archive program in its American Folklife Center for collection and public availability, in a digital format of such written and visual works.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Committee on House Administration, Education and Workforce Committee
Labor and Employment
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Art, artists, authorshipBooks and print mediaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLabor-management relationsLibraries and archivesLibrary of CongressNews media and reportingPhotography and imagingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsUnemploymentU.S. history