3.0.0 136 2022-11-01T14:02:53Z 2022-11-01T14:02:53Z Senate S 2019-01-15 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-01-15T22:47:56Z ELEVATE Act of 2019 116 556 HR 2019-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Identical bill CRS 2019-01-15 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2019-01-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-01-15 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-01-15 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-01-15 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2019-01-15 True Social Welfare Congressional oversight Employee benefits and pensions Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive agency funding and structure Family services Government studies and investigations Income tax credits Indian social and development programs Labor standards Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Self-employed Social Security Administration State and local government operations Unemployment Wages and earnings Social Welfare 00 2019-01-15 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-19T22:25:23Z Economic Ladders to End Volatility and Advance Training and Employment Act of 2019 or the ELEVATE Act of 2019

This bill establishes a federal program to help fund (1) state- and tribe-run job-assistance programs, and (2) assistance for self-employed individuals and workers who relocate for employment opportunities.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide funds for programs that assist eligible individuals, such as those who face barriers to employment. Such programs shall provide employment services, training, and related services.

The bill also establishes criteria for using such funds for various purposes, including subsidized jobs. The bill also establishes various reporting and application requirements for states seeking funds for such programs.

The bill establishes an assistance program for self-employed individuals who meet various requirements and whose most recent contracts ended through no fault of their own. Such individuals shall be entitled to a weekly benefit equal to half of the average weekly earnings from their last employment, not to exceed the maximum available for unemployment benefits. An individual may not concurrently receive unemployment compensation and self-employment assistance.

Dislocated workers and long-term unemployed individuals shall be entitled to assistance for moving to a new area to earn family-sustaining employment. Such assistance may cover up to 90% of reasonable expenses, subject to a cap of $2,000 for an individual.

The bill establishes the Office of Reemployment Assistance in the Social Security Administration to administer the self-employment and relocation assistance programs.

]]> ELEVATE Act of 2019 Display Title ELEVATE Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced ELEVATE Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Economic Ladders to End Volatility and Advance Training and Employment Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a new employment, training, and supportive services program for the long-term unemployed and individuals with barriers to employment, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s136is/xml/BILLS-116s136is.xml 2019-01-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.