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116-hr-8352116th Congress
Jobs and Justice Act of 2020
Sponsored By: Representative Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
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Summary
Jobs and Justice Act of 2020 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning the following areas: workforce development, including job training and wage standards; economic development, including through assistance to minority businesses; antipoverty measures, including programs to specifically address child poverty and persistent poverty; housing and savings matters, including housing affordability, discrimination, homelessness assistance, tenant protections, public housing funding, home ownership and foreclosure mitigation, and lead-safe housing; savings and consumer finance, including financial literacy and lending discrimination; public contracting; infrastructure development; job training for youth and older Americans; veterans' and military family benefits; health care coverage and access, including Medicare and Medicaid coverage; small business investment and commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits; elementary and secondary education, including education of girls and minorities and teacher preparation; higher education access, including through community college attendance; science, technology, and information security education; law enforcement officer conduct, resources and administration, juvenile justice, sentencing procedures, hate crimes, correctional facilities, and firearms sales and possession; election administration and voting rights; and environmental, agriculture, and energy matters, including climate change, environmental justice, and energy efficiency and transition to alternative and renewable resources.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
SC • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
AL • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/23/2020
Roll Call Votes
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