UNEMPLOYMENT

Amendments

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H881, H903, H904, H905 [2MR]

Articles and editorials

Poor Have More Things Today—Including Wild Income Swings, H870-H874 [2MR]

Young and the Jobless, E1038 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions

Commission on American Jobs: establish (see H.R. 828), H629 [15FE]

Dept. of Labor: improve trade adjustment assistance (see S. 1963), S12401 [4NO]

Education: modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (see S. 1228), S6404 [13JN]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see S. 1309), S7294 [23JN] (see H.R. 1281), H1416 [14MR] (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see S. 1185), S6154 [7JN] (see H.R. 3406), H6380 [22JY]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals (see S. 444), S1623 [17FE]

Hurricanes: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H7948 [14SE]

Northeast Regional Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 1695), H2149 [19AP]

Taxation: provide a credit to employers for hiring new employees (see H.R. 119), H75 [4JA]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 1533), S9284 [28JY]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4589), H12048 [16DE]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to certain unemployed individuals who have attained age 50 (see H.R. 350), H195 [25JA]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1796), S10724 [29SE]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 26), H72 [4JA]

———reauthorize (see S. 1021), S5071 [12MY]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (see H.R. 27), H72 [4JA]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), consideration (see H. Res. 126), H845 [1MR]

Letters

Job Training Improvement Act: Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), E365 [3MR]

———C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, E360 [3MR]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, E361 [3MR]

———Coalition Against Religious Discrimination, E363 [3MR]

———David M. Smith and Christopher Labonte, Human Rights Campaign (organization), E362 [3MR]

———David Saperstein, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, E360 [3MR]

———Elenora Giddings Ivory, E360 [3MR]

———Gary Bass, OMB Watch (organization), E359 [3MR]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, E361 [3MR]

———K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee, E363 [3MR]

———Laura W. Murphy and Terri A. Schroeder, ACLU, E364 [3MR]

———Marsha Atkind, National Council of Jewish Women, E359 [3MR]

———Ralph G. Neas and Tanya M. Clay, People for the American Way (organization), E359 [3MR]

———Representative Robert Scott, E357 [3MR]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, E359 [3MR]

———Robert C. Keithan, Universalist Association of Congregations, E360 [3MR]

———several organizations, E357 [3MR]

———several religious and civil rights organizations, H862 [2MR]

———Timothy McDonald, African American Ministers in Action (organization), E363 [3MR]

———Tony Hileman, American Humanist Association, E359 [3MR]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, E362 [3MR]

Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program establishment to assist Americans in returning to work: Steven J. Law, Dept. of Labor, H875 [2MR]

Motions

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H914 [2MR]

Remarks in House

African Americans: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, E2119 [18OC]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H6558-H6562 [26JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H6555 [26JY], H7570 [29JY]

Economy: impact of Hurricane Katrina, H8803 [7OC]

———importance of job creation, H4275 [8JN], H4490, H4492, H4493 [15JN], H4708 [17JN], H5279, H5280 [28JN], H5721 [12JY], H5745, H5746, H5748 [13JY], H9438 [1NO], H11193-H11199 [7DE], E1038 [20MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H824-H830 [1MR], H948 [3MR], H1224 [9MR], H1580, H1583 [16MR], H3063 [10MY], H3118 [11MY], H3202, H3204 [12MY], H5709 [12JY], H5889-H5895 [14JY], H5938, H5952-H5954 [18JY], H5969 [19JY], H7797-H7801 [8SE], H9054 [25OC], H9622-H9627 [3NO], H11172 [7DE], E481 [17MR]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H4200 [8JN], H6874 [27JY], H9351, H9354, H9355 [27OC], H9682 [4NO]

———provide assistance to workers who lose jobs due to outsourcing, H3759 [23MY]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina relative to employment of displaced persons, H7747 [8SE]

Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H3244-H3246 [12MY], H4336-H4339 [9JN], H5056-H5059 [23JN]

———address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life of Caribbean Americans, E1167 [8JN]

North Carolina: economic impact of layoffs at Broyhill Industries, Inc., H4566 [16JN]

Northeast Regional Development Commission: establish (H.R. 1695), H2155 [20AP]

Rates, H5646 [12JY]

Taxation: impact of tax cuts on employment levels, H1647 [17MR]

Violence Against Women Act: allow States to provide unemployment benefits to victims fired due to circumstances stemming from domestice violence, H8404 [28SE]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (H.R. 3185), E2645 [22DE]

Workforce Investment Act: allow unemployed workers to use Personal Reemployment Account funds to cover borrower guarantee costs of certain SBA loans, H904, H905 [2MR]

———establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work, H875 [2MR]

———establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 26), E10 [4JA]

———prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H860-H866, H874-H881, H905-H912 [2MR]

———provide assistance to veterans returning from active duty and to workers who lose jobs due to outsourcing, H915 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H827 [1MR], H868-H917 [2MR], E357 [3MR], E384 [8MR], E391 [9MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), consideration (H. Res. 126), H859-H866 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), motion to recommit, H915 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, S13307 [18NO]

Dept. of Labor: improve trade adjustment assistance (S. 1963), S12402-S12404 [4NO]

———job programs and employment training and safety programs funding, S14288 [21DE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1067-S1070 [8FE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (S. 1309), S7316 [23JN], S7417 [27JN]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S9110 [27JY], S12046-S12048 [28OC], S13984-S13986 [19DE]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals (S. 444), S1607, S1657 [17FE]

Hurricanes: provide financial relief to individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina, S9887 [9SE], S10071 [15SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4226 [26AP]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6188-S6190 [8JN]

Taxation: provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 1533), S9297 [28JY]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (S. 1796), S10737 [29SE], S11123 [5OC], S11817 [25OC], S14173 [20DE]

Workforce Investment Act: reauthorize (S. 1021), S5114, S5153 [12MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 27, Job Training Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 109-11), H845 [1MR]

Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics (Joint) (H. Rept. 109-353), H12047 [16DE]

Job Training Improvement Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 27) (H. Rept. 109-9), H845 [1MR]

Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1021) (S. Rept. 109-134), S9727 [7SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 126, consideration of H.R. 27, Job Training Improvement Act, H859 [2MR]

H.R. 27, Job Training Improvement Act, H881-H902 [2MR]

S. 1021, Workforce Investment Act reauthorization, S5114-S5153 [12MY]

S. 1309, Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act, S7317 [23JN]

S. 1796, Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act, S10738-S10746 [29SE]

S. 1963, Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act, S12404-S12406 [4NO]