3.0.0 2219 2023-01-11T13:27:20Z 2023-01-11T13:27:20Z House HR 2015-05-01 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 65 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois:H.R. 2219.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress as stated in Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2793]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-05-01T13:01:50Z 2015-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 N B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2015-05-01 True L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2015-05-15 False Labor and Employment Employment and training programs Government information and archives Higher education State and local government operations Unemployment Labor and Employment 00 2015-05-01 Introduced in House 2015-05-13T20:52:24Z Opportunity Kindling New Options for Career and Knowledge Seekers Act or the Opportunity KNOCKS Act

Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to deem approved by the Secretary of Labor any state laws that provide unemployment compensation to an individual for any week while in training, including: (1) any program on a state's eligible training provider list developed under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, or (2) any coursework necessary to attain a recognized postsecondary credential if that individual is likely to exhaust his or her regular unemployment compensation.

Defines "recognized postsecondary credential" as a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to authorize a state unemployment compensation agency to elect to approve job training or educational programs for purposes of an individual receiving extended or emergency unemployment compensation while in training.

]]> Opportunity KNOCKS Act Display Title Opportunity KNOCKS Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure that individuals who are in an authorized job training program or completing work for a degree or certificate remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Opportunity KNOCKS Act Short Titles as Introduced Opportunity Kindling New Options for Career and Knowledge Seekers Act Introduced in House 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2219ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2219ih.xml 2015-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.