3.0.0 5030 2023-01-13T21:46:41Z 2023-01-13T21:46:41Z House H HR 2004-09-08 108 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee Referred to 2004-10-05T15:46:52Z Referred to 2004-09-08T14:01:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2004-09-16T18:20:15Z Referred to 2004-09-08T14:01:35Z 2004-10-05 hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. Committee 2004-09-16 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2004-09-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2004-09-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-08 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2004-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 N Foreign Trade and International Finance Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Annuities Armed Forces and National Security Commerce Community development Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Countervailing duties Department of Commerce Depressed areas Dislocated workers Diversification in industry Dumping Economics and Public Finance Education Executive reorganization Farmers Finance and Financial Sector Fisheries Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health insurance High technology Housing and Community Development Income tax Individual retirement accounts Information technology Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Insurance premiums Job creation Labor and Employment Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Medical economics Occupational retraining Pension funds Rural economic development Service industries Strategic planning Tax credits Tax exclusion Tax penalties Trade adjustment assistance Unemployment Urban affairs Veterans' benefits Veterans' education Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2004-09-08 Introduced in House 2004-12-01T16:57:29Z Invest in American Workers Act of 2004 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance (TAA) to workers in a service sector firm or its subdivision. Defines service sector firm as an entity engaged in the business of providing information technology or other high technology services.

Revises group eligibility requirements for TAA to include: (1) a shift, by such worker's firm or its subdivision to a foreign country, in provision of services, like or directly competitive with services provided by the service sector's firm or its subdivision; and (2) the situation where a worker's firm or its subdivision obtains or is likely to obtain such services from a foreign country.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to certify as eligible to apply for TAA any adversely affected secondary workers in a service sector firm or its subdivision.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for the establishment of industrywide programs for new service development.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities Program at the Department of Commerce.

Authorizes: (1) an eligible community to develop a strategic plan for community economic adjustment and diversification; (2) the Secretary of Commerce, upon receipt of an application from the community, to award a grant for such development and, upon approval of the plan, a grant to carry out any certified project or program to be included in the plan; and (3) additional grants, under specified conditions, to provide the non-Federal share of a project.

Waives the time limitation on the use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for certain veterans who file claims for unemployment compensation.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the tax credit for health insurance costs of eligible individuals.

Repeals the limitation on penalty-free distributions from individual retirement plans to unemployed individuals for health insurance premiums.

]]> Invest in American Workers Act of 2004 Display Title Invest in American Workers Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide trade adjustment assistance to the services sector and for communities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Invest in American Workers Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-09-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr5030ih/xml/BILLS-108hr5030ih.xml 2004-10-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.