115-hr-5785115th Congress

Jobs and Justice Act of 2018

Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]

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Summary

Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 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: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and access; small business investment; commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits; housing, including affordability and homelessness programs, landlord-tenant matters, public housing, foreclosure mitigation, and discrimination; access to higher education, including through community college attendance; science, technology, and information security education; hate crimes; law enforcement officer conduct; law enforcement resources and administration; juvenile justice; sentencing procedures; voting rights and administration; prison administration; and firearms sales and possession.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]

LA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Waters

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Bishop

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Clyburn

    SC • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Scott (VA)

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Thompson (MS)

    MS • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Davis (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Meeks

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Scott, David

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Cleaver

    MO • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Green, Al (TX)

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Moore (WI)

    WI • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Clarke (NY)

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Johnson (GA)

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Carson

    IN • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Sewell

    AL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Wilson (FL)

    FL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Beatty

    OH • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Jeffries

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Veasey

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Kelly (IL)

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Adams

    NC • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]

    VI • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Watson Coleman

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Evans (PA)

    PA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Lisa Blunt Rochester

    DE • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

  • Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2018

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