# 114-hr-4560: Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016

114-hr-4560, Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4560
- Congress: 114
- Title: Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2016-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace, and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
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- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3308: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act
- 114-hr-2880: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016
- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4560 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4560)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4560 (as of 2025-11-18).