3.0.0 7477 2023-01-11T13:46:01Z 2023-01-11T13:46:01Z House HR 2020-07-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN:H.R. 7477.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H3059]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2020-07-01T13:42:00Z Referred to 2020-07-01T13:01:40Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-01T13:01:45Z Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 116 1516 HR 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019 116 4278 HR 2019-09-10 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Related bill CRS Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 116 647 S 2019-03-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019 116 2457 S 2019-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2020-07-01 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2020-07-01 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 2020-07-01 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 2020-07-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 N O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2020-07-01 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-07-06 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-07-09 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-07-20 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-07-23 False Labor and Employment Accounting and auditing Adult day care Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child care and development Child health Climate change and greenhouse gases Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of Labor Disability assistance Economic development Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Employee leave Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Financial services and investments Foreign and international corporations Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Income tax credits Infectious and parasitic diseases Labor-management relations Mental health Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Sales and excise taxes Securities Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Wages and earnings Water quality Labor and Employment 00 2020-07-01 Introduced in House 2021-06-02T12:53:31Z Workforce Promotion and Access Act or the WPA Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a program to provide competitive grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate and outlying areas) to establish programs to ensure employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities.

The bill also imposes a trading excise tax on certain transactions occurring on a qualified board or exchange in the United States or with respect to a derivative.

]]> WPA Act Display Title WPA Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide grants for job guarantee programs. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced WPA Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Workforce Promotion and Access Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7477ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7477ih.xml 2020-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. 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.