3.0.0 5164 2023-01-13T04:48:44Z 2023-01-13T04:48:44Z House H HR 2006-04-06 109 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-04-06T14:04:35Z 2006-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2006-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 12 N R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2006-04-06 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2006-04-06 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2006-04-06 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2006-04-06 True Housing and Community Development Administrative procedure Advertising Apprenticeship Building construction Commerce Community development Congressional reporting requirements Construction workers Department of Housing and Urban Development Directories Economics and Public Finance Employee selection Employee training Federal aid to housing Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Housing authorities Housing management Indian housing Infrastructure Labor and Employment Law Maintenance and repair Minorities Minority business enterprises Minority employment Native Americans Public housing Recruiting of employees Residential rehabilitation Skilled labor Social Welfare Urban affairs Women Women in business Women's employment Housing and Community Development 00 2006-04-06 Introduced in House 2006-04-20T21:31:35Z Earning and Living Opportunities Act - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to set forth as a condition of federal housing and community development assistance that: (1) a public or Indian housing agency or contractor shall require that at least 20% of employee hours be performed by low- or very low-income persons; and (2) a recipient of assistance for housing rehabilitation, construction, or other public construction projects and their contractors shall require that at least 20% of new employee hours be performed by low- or very low-income persons.

Directs the Secretary to require a public or Indian housing agency and other recipients of federal housing and community development assistance to: (1) establish a section 3 committee of interested parties to oversee all aspects of compliance with section 3 of such Act; (2) advertise training and employment opportunities generated by development assistance; and (3) maintain a registry of eligible low- and very low-income persons who express interest in those opportunities.

Prescribes requirements for: (1) contractor compliance and job training; and (2) agency recruitment and referral.

Establishes fines for noncompliance.

]]> Earning and Living Opportunities Act Display Title Earning and Living Opportunities Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Earning and Living Opportunities Act Introduced in House 2006-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5164ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5164ih.xml 2006-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 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.