3.0.0 2698 2024-07-24T15:22:38Z 2024-07-24T15:22:38Z House H HR 2023-04-18 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TRONE:H.R. 2698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.The single subject of this legislation is:This bill is about criminal justice reform[Page H1847]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-04-18T14:03:50Z 2023-04-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 N W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] MAXINE WATERS D CA 43 2023-04-18 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-04-26 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records 2023-05-16T16:30:28Z Employee hiring 2023-05-16T16:30:28Z Law enforcement administration and funding 2023-05-16T16:30:28Z Personnel records 2023-05-16T16:30:28Z State and local government operations 2023-05-16T16:30:28Z Crime and Law Enforcement 2023-04-27T14:31:00Z 00 2023-04-18 Introduced in House 2023-05-11T10:14:30Z Workforce Justice Act of 2023

This bill creates a new condition of eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program.

Specifically, to be eligible for grant funds under the JAG program, a state must prohibit private employers from

  • requiring a job applicant to disclose a criminal record,
  • asking about the criminal record of a job applicant prior to making a conditional offer, and
  • conducting a criminal background check prior to making a conditional offer.
]]> Workforce Justice Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Workforce Justice Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:22:38Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Workforce Justice Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:40:48Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to condition eligibility for grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:37:49Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2698ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2698ih.xml 2023-04-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.