3.0.0 2137 2019-11-15T21:43:13Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2011-06-03 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RENACCI:H.R. 2137.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution,whereby Congress shall have the power ``[t]o lay and collectTaxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts andprovide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States.''As affirmed by Justice Benjamin Cardozo in Steward MachineCompany v. Davis, 301 U.S. 548 (1937), upholding theconstitutionality of unemployment benefits.[Page H4037]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-14T17:49:55Z Referred to 2011-06-03T13:03:00Z 2011-06-14 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2011-06-03 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 N C001085 Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] Hansen Clarke D MI 13 2011-06-03 True L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2011-07-20 False C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2011-09-07 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2011-09-09 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-18] Bob Gibbs R OH 18 2011-09-09 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2011-09-09 False B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2011-10-03 False F000451 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] Michael Fitzpatrick R PA G. 8 2011-10-11 False M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2011-11-02 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2011-11-02 False C001047 Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2 2011-11-17 False D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2011-11-30 False Taxation Employment and training programs Employment taxes Unemployment Wages and earnings Taxation

00 2011-06-03 Introduced in House 2011-06-23T14:57:29Z Empowering More Productive and Lasting Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow states, for a five-year period, to implement an employment assistance voucher program, in lieu of paying unemployment compensation directly to employees, under which an individual who is eligible for unemployment compensation and is likely to exhaust such compensation is issued an employment assistance voucher and is hired by a participating employer who receives a subsidy from the state for the wages paid to the employee.

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