3.0.0 2295 2022-02-03T05:56:48Z 2022-02-03T05:56:48Z House H HR 2011-06-22 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McKEON:H.R. 2295.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which states``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and providefor the common defense and general welfare of the UnitedStates;''[Page H4458]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2011-09-08T16:52:40Z Referred to 2011-06-22T13:34:40Z Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 112 4297 HR 2012-12-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 513. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2011-09-08 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2011-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 N G000558 Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] Brett Guthrie R KY 2 2011-06-22 True R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2011-06-22 True T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2011-06-22 True S001179 Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] Aaron Schock R IL 18 2011-08-01 False U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2012-02-06 False S001182 Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17] Robert Schilling R IL T. 17 2012-03-29 False B001271 Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] Dan Benishek R MI 1 2012-07-09 False Labor and Employment Adult education and literacy Alternative and renewable resources Department of Labor Disability and health-based discrimination Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Energy efficiency and conservation Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Indian social and development programs Intergovernmental relations Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Performance measurement State and local government operations Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Vocational and technical education Youth employment and child labor Labor and Employment 00 2011-06-22 Introduced in House 2011-07-01T18:26:39Z Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult education and family literacy education programs.

Revises and reauthorizes workforce investment systems with respect to: (1) state and local planning, allocation, work force investment board membership, and performance accountability; (2) one-stop centers; (3) consolidated funding for adult program activities, including job training, dislocated worker retraining, the employment service system, and reemployment grants; (4) training programs for both out-of-school and in-school youth, including challenge grants; and (5) national job training programs, including the Job Corps and programs for Native Americans, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and veterans.

Requires the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor to be the principal agency to administer WIA title I workforce investment systems for job training and employment services and title III (Job Corps).

Exempts religious organizations, with respect to their employment of individuals of a particular religion, from WIA nondiscrimination requirements.

Prescribes requirements for the approval of state Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) plans for the carrying out of certain workforce development activities.

Repeals Wagner-Peyser Act provisions relating to the U.S. Employment Service. Directs the Secretary of Labor to oversee the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of a nationwide workforce and labor market information system.

Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) vocational rehabilitation services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and (2) the Helen Keller National Center Act.

]]> Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2011 Display Title Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st Century. Introduced in House 2011-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2295ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2295ih.xml 2011-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.