# 116-hr-8583: Justice for Dislocated Workers Act

116-hr-8583, Justice for Dislocated Workers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8583
- Congress: 116
- Title: Justice for Dislocated Workers Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2020-10-13
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Justice for Dislocated Workers Act This bill expands the notification requirement for plant closures and mass layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to include notices to Members of Congress. The bill provides that an employer's notice of a plant closing or mass layoff shall not be considered valid unless the employer, prior to serving such notice, covers the cost of an economic impact study to assess the economic impact of such an order. An employer who is not experiencing economic hardship and who orders a plant closing or mass layoff must make payments to the Impacted Workers Fund, created by this bill, to cover the financial losses of states resulting from such an order.

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- 116-hr-8904: Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act
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## Sources
- [116-hr-8583 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8583)

## Related
- [116-hr-8977: Workers' Right to Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8977)
- [116-hr-8986: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4t…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8986)
- [116-hr-8904: Perkins Access, Retention, and Completion (ARC) Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8904)
- [116-hr-8856: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in rec…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8856)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8809: LOVE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8809)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8583 (as of 2025-11-18).