3.0.0 4223 2022-12-31T04:58:28Z 2022-12-31T04:58:28Z House HR 2021-06-29 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois:H.R. 4223.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the Constitution and its subsequent amendmentsand further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court ofthe United States.[Page H3308]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2021-06-29T20:55:31Z Referred to 2021-06-29T14:03:20Z 2021-06-29 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. Committee 2021-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 N Health Health 00 2021-06-29 Introduced in House 2022-02-09T11:54:58Z Demonstrating that Empowerment Makes Opportunities Act or the DEMO Act

This bill establishes and provides FY2022 funding for demonstration projects that provide education and training for health care occupations to low-income individuals with criminal records. The Department of Health and Human Services must consult with the Department of Labor and the Department of Justice on these projects.

Entities eligible to administer these projects include state, tribal, territorial, and local governments; institutions of higher education; specified health care providers; and other organizations with a demonstrated history of providing health professional training. As part of the projects, entities must provide legal assistance to project participants to address their criminal records and associated employment barriers.

]]> Demonstrating that Empowerment Makes Opportunities Act Official Title as Introduced To provide grants for the conduct of demonstration projects designed to provide education and training for eligible individuals with an arrest or conviction record to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions through occupations that pay well and are expected to experience a labor shortage or be in high demand, under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act. Introduced in House IH Display Title Demonstrating that Empowerment Makes Opportunities Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Demonstrating that Empowerment Makes Opportunities Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced DEMO Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4223ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4223ih.xml 2021-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. 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.