3.0.0 6501 2021-06-07T20:05:13Z 2021-06-07T20:05:13Z House H HR 2008-07-15 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-15T13:03:00Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-15T13:02:50Z 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2008-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 N L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2008-07-15 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2008-07-15 True Labor and Employment Block grants Commuting Economics and Public Finance Education Excise tax Families Foster home care Gambling Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Higher education Internet Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Sports and Recreation Subsidies Taxation Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Unemployment Vocational and technical education Labor and Employment 00 2008-07-15 Introduced in House 2008-10-09T18:16:12Z Investing in our Human Resources Act of 2008 - Amends the Social Security Act to create a new title XXII: Block Grants to States for Transitional Assistance. Creates the Transitional Assistance Trust Fund, consisting of amounts equivalent to taxes attributable to Internet gambling.

Entitles each state to a grant each fiscal year for a transitional assistance program which provides for: (1) expanded education and job training opportunities for individuals who are, or were formerly, in foster care; (2) expanded post-secondary education and job training opportunities for individuals who are working in, or had worked in, declining sectors of the economy; and (3) a subsidy for public transportation for unemployed individuals.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Safe Internet Gambling Practices Program to promote responsible Internet gambling behavior and awareness of unsafe Internet gambling practices.

]]> Investing in our Human Resources Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Investing in our Human Resources Act of 2008 Display Title Investing in our Human Resources Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Social Security Act to establish a trust fund with proceeds from the taxing of internet gambling to provide opportunities to individuals who are, or were, in foster care and individuals in declining sectors of the economy. Introduced in House 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6501ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6501ih.xml 2008-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. 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.