H.R. 3554 · 114th Congress
Jobs Now Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Frederica Wilson
- Introduced
- 2015-09-17
- Latest action
- 2016-03-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Summary
Jobs Now Act of 2015
Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide them a public service.
Prescribes program requirements, including that:
each unit or organization grantee give priority to the retention, employment, and training of veterans, individuals with disabilities, individuals who receive unemployment benefits, or dislocated workers; and Labor give priority to the award of grants to units and organizations with high unemployment, foreclosure, and poverty rates.