UNEMPLOYMENT see also Employment

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]

Amendments

Commission on Native Children: establish (S. 246), S3381 [1JN]

Articles and editorials

Poll Finds Agenda Gap Between Leaders, American People, H446 [21JA]

Young Black High School Grads Face Astonishing Underemployment, S4822 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions

Benefits: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 2503), H3558 [21MY]

——— require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1136), H1369 [26FE]

——— require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2148), H2767 [30AP]

BLS: include discouraged and marginally attached workers in official measure of national unemployment (see H.R. 1876), H2307 [16AP]

Business and industry: ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees (see S. 1896), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3427), H5768 [29JY]

——— prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 2682), H3914 [4JN]

——— provide tax credits to unemployed individuals who obtain manufacturing job training and employers who provide such training and establish a Presidential Manufacturing Job Training Award (see H.R. 4157), H8970 [2DE]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 1966), H2417 [22AP]

Coal: establish a worker adjustment assistance program to provide assistance and job retraining for workers who have lost their jobs due to unplanned closures of coal and coal-dependent industries (see H.R. 3689), H6835 [6OC]

Commission on Native Children: establish (see S. 246), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 2751), H4343 [12JN]

Commission To Improve Labor Statistics: establish to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (see H.R. 3674), H6787 [1OC]

Dept. of Labor: create a program to grant relocation subsidies to the long-term unemployed for the purpose of attaining or accepting employment (see H.R. 2755), H4343 [12JN]

——— establish a scholarship program for dislocated workers or unemployed individuals transitioning into manufacturing employment (see H.R. 3258), H5589 [28JY]

——— establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 1000), H1069 [13FE]

——— make grants to carry out employment training programs to assist the long-term unemployed obtain skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors of the economy (see H.R. 78), H38 [6JA]

——— prohibit enforcement of requirement that certain consumer reporting agencies obtain and maintain an individual’s informed consent agreement when verifying income and employment (see H.R. 1539), H1847 [23MR]

——— provide for demonstration projects designed to expedite reemployment of unemployed workers (see H.R. 2509), H3558 [21MY]

——— provide for youth jobs (see S. 1506), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2714), H4135 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (see S. 790), S1629 [18MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1695), S4648 [25JN] (see S. 2132), S7124 [5OC] (see H.R. 3020), H5087 [10JY]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 3555), H6136 [17SE]

Education: ensure that individuals in an authorized job training program or completing degree or certificate work remain eligible for regular unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2219), H2791 [1MY]

Employment: continue job creation and the promotion of investment through improvements to targeted employment areas (see S. 2115), S7102 [1OC]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 1902), S6186 [30JY]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see S. 343), S736 [3FE] (see S. 499), S982 [12FE] (see S. 2005), S6434 [6AU] (see H.R. 918), H1033 [12FE]

Federal employees: clarify that furloughed Federal employees who receive back pay may not also receive unemployment compensation for the same time period (see H.R. 2512), H3559 [21MY]

FRS: modify goals of the Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee relative to employment rates, wages, job opportunities, and inflation (see H.R. 3541), H6136 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure long-term unemployed individuals are not taken into account for purposes of the employer health care coverage mandate (see S. 38), S57 [7JA] (see H.R. 440), H479 [21JA]

Poverty: strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (see H.R. 2721), H4135 [10JN]

SBA: make Community Advantage Pilot Program permanent (see S. 2125), S7102 [1OC]

Taxation: encourage hiring unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3574), H6178 [18SE]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit and allow small employers a credit for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4178), H9011 [3DE]

——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 138), S100 [8JA] (see S. 1954), S6380 [5AU]

——— provide the work opportunity credit for hiring long-term unemployed workers (see H.R. 481), H530 [22JA]

Urban areas: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (see S. 1889), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3295), H5763 [29JY]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7254 [27OC]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2016: President Obama, S695–S697 [2FE], H673–H675 [2FE]

Press releases

Economic Uncertainty and Poor Sales Help Explain Small Firms’ Disproportionate Job Losses During Downturn: Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2011), H262 [13JA]

Job-Killing Trade Deficits Surge Under FTAs: Public Citizen (organization), H4329 [12JN]

Remarks in House

African Americans: rates, H3299 [18MY]

Benefits: extend unemployment benefits, H1754 [18MR]

Central America: funding to address factors driving migration of citizens from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the U.S., E1166 [29JY]

Commission To Improve Labor Statistics: establish to examine BLS processes to provide unemployment rates and make recommendations for any changes in methodology or improvements (H.R. 3674), H6822 [6OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, purposes, and history, H8437–H8442 [30NO]

——— domestic priorities, H7379 [2NO], E1575 [3NO]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1750–H1755 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop policies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life and workforce, H2951–H2955 [13MY]

District of Columbia: tribute to DC Central Kitchen Culinary Job Training program, E1143 [28JY]

Domestic policy: address systemic inequalities for African Americans, H8228–H8232 [16NO]

——— address systemic inequalities that contribute to social and economic disparities for African Americans, H4636 [24JN], E951 [23JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H4527 [18JN]

——— importance of job creation, H800–H802 [4FE], H1750 [18MR], H1856 [24MR], H1914 [25MR], H2275 [16AP], H4336 [12JN], H7197 [27OC]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H644 [28JA], H743–H749 [3FE], H992 [12FE], H1103–H1108 [24FE], H2255–H2260 [15AP]

——— recession, H1911, H1912 [25MR]

Employment: importance of jobs that maintain infrastructure, H943 [11FE], H2858 [12MY]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs, H6744–H6747 [30SE]

——— importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H622–H626 [27JA], H743–H749 [3FE], H1103–H1108 [24FE], H1705, H1709 [17MR], H5159–H5167 [14JY], H5242 [16JY], H6700 [29SE], H6716 [30SE], H6823–H6826 [6OC]

EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H1171 [26FE], H1700 [17MR], H4727 [25JN], H5574–H5580 [28JY]

Executive Office of the President: refrain from pursuing policies that make hiring illegal aliens economically advantageous, H384–H386 [14JA], H1605 [4MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require agency reports on proposed Federal rules include an analysis of anticipated jobs gained or lost due to implementation and specify if jobs are public or private, H5557, H5558 [28JY]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, H927 [11FE]

FRS: suspend the requirement for rules-based decisionmaking when unemployment or inflation significantly diverges from targets, H8337, H8338 [18NO]

Honduras: Washington Office on Latin America (organization) delegation trip to address factors driving migration of citizens, H6263 [28SE]

Immigration: impact of Executive orders on immigration reform on employment levels, H1548 [3MR]

Information Center, Inc.: anniversary, E1454 [8OC]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H2663 [30AP], H3634–H3640 [1JN], E169, E170 [5FE]

National objectives: economic recovery, H1733 [18MR], H5858 [9SE]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H9187–H9192 [9DE]

——— strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives (H.R. 2721), H8230 [16NO], H8440 [30NO], E1077 [16JY]

Rates, H1912 [25MR]

Trenton, NJ: industrial history and current unemployment levels, H1019 [12FE]

Veterans: reduce unemployment, facilitate receipt of benefits, and provide employment resources, H763 [4FE]

Wall Street Journal: results of poll taken on national objectives priority assignments, H446 [21JA]

Women: address unemployment levels and workforce opportunities of African-American women, H1838 [23MR]

——— improve economic condition of women, H2023, H2024 [25MR]

——— rates relative to African-American women, H3300 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S3445–S3447 [2JN], S6098 [29JY]

Commission on Native Children: establish (S. 246), S422 [22JA], S3381–S3385 [1JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3090 [20MY]

Dept. of Labor: provide for youth jobs (S. 1506), S3917 [9JN], S4823 [8JY]

——— provide grants to States and local governments for summer and year-round employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth and for academic and occupational learning programs, S5112 [15JY], S5139, S5140 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 2132), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S1696 [23MR], S3733 [4JN], S4214 [17JN]

——— impact of changing workforce structure and on-demand economy, S4238–S4240 [17JN]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, S4821 [8JY]

——— importance of job creation, S34–S36 [7JA], S155 [12JA], S1694 [23MR], S2769 [12MY], S6796 [17SE], S6836 [21SE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S36 [7JA], S500–S502 [27JA], S575 [28JA], S645–S648 [29JA], S750–S752 [4FE], S874 [10FE], S3846 [4JN], S4215–S4217 [17JN]

——— revitalize the middle class, S1421–S1423 [11MR], S6269 [4AU]

——— youth and young adult unemployment rate, S3917 [9JN]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, S7075–S7078 [1OC]

——— incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (S. 1902), S6189 [30JY]

EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, S146 [12JA], S7449 [22OC]

Federal aid programs: prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, S1086 [25FE]

——— prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (S. 499), S7629 [29OC]

Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada (organization): tribute to Veterans Integration Program, S1492 [12MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, S3434 [2JN], S6334 [5AU], S7708 [3NO]

——— State of the Union Message, S531 [27JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, S4536 [23JN]

SBA: make Community Advantage Pilot Program permanent (S. 2125), S7104 [1OC]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S8216 [1DE], S8453 [8DE]

Taxation: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to extend certain expiring tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1875 [25MR]

——— provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 138), S104 [8JA]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: proposal to impose additional greenhouse gas emission regulations and fund international climate change efforts, S8520–S8523 [9DE]

Unemployment: youth and young adult unemployment rate, S3917 [9JN]

Urban areas: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (S. 1889), S6182 [30JY]

Reports filed

Commission on Native Children Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 246) (S. Rept. 114–39), S2759 [11MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3020) (H. Rept. 114–195), H5087 [10JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1695) (S. Rept. 114–74), S4646 [25JN]

Texts of

S. 138, Incentives To Educate American Children (I TEACH) Act, S104 [8JA]

S. 246, Commission on Native Children Act, S3381–S3383 [1JN]