# 116-hr-8747: Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act

116-hr-8747, Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8747
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-11-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award to states (1) temporary five-year supplemental formula grants for emergency layoff aversion and workforce training activities to reduce and prevent unemployment and limit the impact of disruptions on labor markets, and (2) planning and implementation grants for innovative layoff aversion models. Grant recipients must designate a state grantee advisory council to oversee and assess the performance of activities carried out under such grants. The bill requires the Departments of Commerce and Labor to jointly establish a federal interagency task force to (1) identify any challenges that a state or local area receiving funds under this bill has had to overcome; (2) collect and disseminate best practices and develop and recommend policies at the federal level to support ongoing efforts to limit the impact of market disruptions on workers, employers, and industry sectors or occupations, particularly with respect to specified groups; (3) establish a framework for a state receiving a grant under this bill to measure employer satisfaction for activities funded under it; and (4) establish the minimum standards of job quality that an employer is required to meet as a condition of receiving assistance under this bill.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9055: Crisis Housing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8911: Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8812: Relief for Working Families Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8810: National Landslide Preparedness Act
- 116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8747 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8747)

## Related
- [116-hr-9055: Crisis Housing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9055)
- [116-hr-8911: Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8911)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8812: Relief for Working Families Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8812)
- [116-hr-8810: National Landslide Preparedness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8810)
- [116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8747 (as of 2025-11-18).