# 115-hr-6819: HELP Act

115-hr-6819, HELP Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV); status Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6819
- Congress: 115
- Title: HELP Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-09-13
- Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Healthy Employee Loss Prevention Act of 2018 or the HELP Act This bill establishes (1) a worker adjustment assistance program (including a Transition Adjustment Assistance Fund) to provide assistance and job retraining for workers who have lost their jobs due to unplanned closures of coal and coal dependent industries, and (2) a Critical Employment Advisory Commission.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6949: CHP Support Act
- 115-hr-6635: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6032: SMART IoT Act
- 115-hr-6014: To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6819 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6819)

## Related
- [115-hr-6949: CHP Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6949)
- [115-hr-6635: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6635)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6032: SMART IoT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6032)
- [115-hr-6014: To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6014)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6819 (as of 2025-11-18).