# 115-hr-3468: Layoff Prevention Act of 2017

115-hr-3468, Layoff Prevention Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3468
- Congress: 115
- Title: Layoff Prevention Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Layoff Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires each state that has already enacted a short-time compensation program to be paid 100% of the amount of short-time compensation paid under such program. Under a short-time compensation program, an employer may avoid a layoff of one or more employees by reducing the hours of all workers in the employer's workforce. Employees affected by a reduction in hours may receive a partial short-time compensation payment to compensate for lost wages. This is a voluntary and temporary program, beginning upon the enactment of this bill and ending five and one-half years later. The bill imposes certain limitations on payments to states and requires employers to pay their states one-half of the short-time compensation paid under the employer plan. The Department of Labor must: (1) award grants to states that enact short-time compensation programs to implement or improve the administration of such plans, (2) develop model legislative language for states in developing and enacting short-time compensation plans, and (3) provide technical assistance to states and establish reporting requirements for such programs.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3468 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3468)

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