3.0.0 786 2023-01-15T23:33:13Z 2023-01-15T23:33:13Z Senate S S 2003-04-03 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-03T22:55:57Z 2003-04-03 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4838-4839) IntroReferral 2003-04-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4837) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2003-04-03 True B000780 Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] JOHN BREAUX D LA BERLINGER 2003-04-03 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2003-05-05 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-06-02 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2003-06-10 False Social Welfare Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Employee training Grants-in-aid Labor and Employment Wages Welfare work participation Social Welfare

00 2003-04-03 Introduced in Senate 2004-01-06T22:25:48Z Business Links Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace bonus grants to reward high performance States with innovative business link partnership grants. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, under such program, to jointly award grants to eligible applicants for programs to enable eligible individuals with limited English proficiency or other barriers to employment to: (1) increase their wages, especially by providing supports and services at or near work sites and to identify and strengthen career pathways by expanding and linking work and training opportunities for such individuals in collaboration with employers (to promote business linkages); or (2) provide for transitional jobs programs which combine publicly subsidized time-limited employment in the public or nonprofit private sector with skill development and activities to remove barriers to employment. Adds antidisplacement protections for workers.

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