[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1128 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1128

To assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences 
                         in returning to work.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2017

   Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Moore, Ms. 
Sewell of Alabama, and Ms. Jackson Lee) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences 
                         in returning to work.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Return to Work Awareness Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTING SURVIVORS OF STROKE AND OTHER DEBILITATING HEALTH 
              OCCURRENCES IN RETURNING TO WORK.

    The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation 
Network, may disseminate information and promote awareness among 
survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as 
traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and the families of such 
survivors, as well as among private employers, government agencies, 
employee representatives, and service providers to--
            (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating 
        health occurrences in returning to work;
            (2) improve survivor's employability and demonstrate to 
        employers the most effective ways to capitalize on the value 
        and talent that these survivors add to the workplace; and
            (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options 
        for survivors.
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