3.0.0 1589 2022-02-03T05:28:12Z 2022-02-03T05:28:12Z House H HR 2005-04-13 109 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Referred to 2005-05-06T15:58:53Z Referred to 2005-04-13T14:00:05Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-29T15:37:36Z hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2005-04-29T15:03:57Z hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-29T15:02:14Z hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-29T14:55:38Z Referred to 2005-04-13T13:58:45Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-04-13T14:00:00Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2005-04-13T13:58:50Z 2005-05-06 hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Committee 2005-04-29 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. Committee 2005-04-29 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Committee 2005-04-29 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2005-04-29 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Committee 2005-04-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2005-04-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2005-04-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2005-04-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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 2005-04-13 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Government Reform, and Financial Services, 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 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2005-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 N M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2005-04-13 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2005-04-13 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-04-13 True K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2005-04-13 True W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2005-04-13 True M000714 Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD D CA M. 37 2005-04-13 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2005-04-13 True C000191 Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] JULIA CARSON D IN 7 2005-04-13 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2005-04-13 True S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2005-04-13 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2005-04-13 True L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2005-04-13 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2005-04-13 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2005-04-13 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2005-04-13 True P000197 Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] NANCY PELOSI D CA 8 2005-04-13 True M000309 Rep. 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[D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2006-06-21 False Families Access to health care Accreditation (Education) Administrative procedure Adoption Agriculture and Food Auditing Authorization Block grants Building construction Caregivers Child care workers Child development Child health Child nutrition Class size Commerce Community and school Community development Community organization Compensatory education Competition Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction industries Construction workers Continuing education Contractors Curricula Day care Department of Agriculture Department of Health and Human Services Diet Disability insurance Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Educational accountability Educational planning Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Employee benefit plans Employee health benefits Employee training Energy Energy conservation Equipment and supplies Evaluation research (Social action programs) Exercise Family day care Family leave Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to education Federal employees Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Fire prevention Food service Fruit Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government employees' health insurance Government lending Government ownership Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Grandparents Grants-in-aid Health Health insurance Higher education Housing and Community Development Indian children Infants Infrastructure Insurance premiums Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Law Leave of absence Licenses Maintenance and repair Married people Medicaid Medical economics Medically uninsured Minimum wages Minorities Mortgage banks Mortgage guaranty insurance Mortgages Mothers Native Americans Nonprofit organizations Obesity Parent-school relationships Parents Part-time employment Pension funds Poor children Pregnant women Preschool education Revolving funds Safety appliances Salaries Scholarships School lunch program School-age child care Secondary education Secondary mortgage market Sick leave Social Welfare Solar energy Sports and Recreation Stocks Student activities Tax-exempt organizations Taxation Teacher education Teacher salaries Teacher supply and demand Teaching materials Telecommuting Temporary employment Transportation and Public Works Unemployment insurance Vegetables Wages Women Youth services Families 00 2005-04-13 Introduced in House 2005-04-22T19:30:16Z Family and Workplace Balancing Act of 2005 - Balancing Act of 2005 - Provides assistance for working families through: (1) family and medical care leave; (2) expanded child care for young children and incentives for child care providers; (3) preschool, in-school, and afterschool nutrition and education; (4) temporary and part-time workers pension and health plan benefits; and (5) encouragement of business use of employee telecommuting.

Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make five-year grants to a State or local government to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying out projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to caregiving needs resulting from the birth or adoption of a son or daughter or other family caregiving needs.

Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to allow employees covered by FMLA to take up to four hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's or grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities. Amends Federal civil service law to apply the same parental involvement leave allowance to Federal employees.

Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize additional funds for expanding child care activities for young children less than three years of age.

Establishes: (1) the Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program; and (2) the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.

Healthy Early Education Workforce Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allot funds to eligible States (and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) to pay for the Federal share of the cost of providing access to affordable health benefits coverage for: (1) eligible child care providers; and (2) at State option, the spouses, domestic partners, and dependents of such providers.

Child Care Construction and Renovation Incentive Grants Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide for use of community development block grants to establish child care facilities. Amends the National Housing Act to provide for insurance for mortgages: (1) on new and rehabilitated child care facilities; and (2) for acquisition of or the refinancing of debt on existing child care facilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make technical and financial assistance grants to acquire or improve child care facilities or equipment.

Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish a business child care incentive grant program.

Universal Prekindergarten Act - Directs the Secretary of HHS to make grants to State agencies to develop full-day, full-year universal prekindergarten programs for all children three, four, and five years old.

Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a universal free school breakfast program without regard to family incomes.

Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program of healthy school nutrition environment incentive grants.

Afterschool Education Enhancement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require State educational agencies to give priority to 21st century community learning centers program applications submitted jointly by eligible entities.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for treatment of employees working at less than full-time under participation, vesting, and accrual rules governing pension plans and under group health plans.

United States Business Telework Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct, in not more than five States, a pilot program to raise awareness about telework among employers, and encourage them to offer telework options to employees.

]]> Balancing Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Balancing Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Family and Workplace Balancing Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill United States Business Telework Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Afterschool Education Enhancement Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Universal Prekindergarten Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Child Care Construction and Renovation Incentive Grants Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Healthy Early Education Workforce Grant Program Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Act Display Title Balancing Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces. Introduced in House 2005-04-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr1589ih/xml/BILLS-109hr1589ih.xml 2005-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. 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.