Employ Young Americans Now Act
Sponsored By: Representative JOHN CONYERS
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Summary
Employ Young Americans Now Act Establishes in the Treasury the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2016. Requires the Department of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth. Requires the Department to award allocations and competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment. Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/16/2015
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