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116-hr-7477116th Congress

WPA Act

Sponsored By: Representative Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

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Summary

Workforce Promotion and Access Act or the WPA Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a program to provide competitive grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate and outlying areas) to establish programs to ensure employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities. The bill also imposes a trading excise tax on certain transactions occurring on a qualified board or exchange in the United States or with respect to a derivative.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

NJ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

    MS • D

    Sponsored 7/6/2020

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

    DC • D

    Sponsored 7/9/2020

  • Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 7/1/2020

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 7/20/2020

  • Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]

    GU • D

    Sponsored 7/23/2020

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