DEPARTMENT OF LABOR see also Bureau of Labor Statistics

Amendments

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (S. 1124), S2695, S2696 [6MY]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7241 [27OC]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), consideration (H. Res. 491), H7207 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

America Star program: establish to recognize companies that make American-made products and incentivize companies to implement better workforce support, hiring practices, conditions, and compensation (see S. 938), S2173 [14AP]

Armed Forces: provide additional training opportunities for members under the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 2133), H2767 [30AP]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure that claims for benefits are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2096), S7005 [29SE] (see H.R. 3625), H6306 [28SE]

——— provide equity for certain eligible survivors (see H.R. 130), H40 [6JA]

BLS: report the consumer price index using methodology employed in 1980 (see H.R. 3500), H5974 [11SE]

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

——— prohibit employers from requiring grocery store employees to enter into covenants not to compete (see H.R. 4254), H9327 [15DE]

——— 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]

Children and youth: prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 974), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1848), H2306 [16AP]

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

——— provide grants to States for summer employment programs for youth (see H.R. 2796), H4431 [16JN]

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]

Colleges and universities: require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 1165), S2568 [30AP]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 2222), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 3862), H7346 [29OC]

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]

Computers: require one-stop delivery systems to offer certain workforce investment services through Internet websites and develop standards and best practices for such websites (see H.R. 3280), H5762 [29JY]

Consumers: 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]

Dept. of Defense: require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee’s designated beneficiary or next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism (see S. 2374), S8494 [8DE] (see H.R. 312), H357 [13JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 2224), H2792 [1MY]

——— provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 2763), H4343 [12JN]

——— require higher education institutions to provide students with information from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 1573), H1899 [24MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 3368), H5766 [29JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish port performance freight statistics program (see S. 1298), S2794 [12MY]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1503), H1803 [19MR]

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]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (see H.R. 4170), H9010 [3DE]

Disabled: phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see S. 2001), S6381 [5AU] (see H.R. 188), H103 [7JA]

Economy: increase competitiveness of American manufacturing by reducing regulatory and other burdens, encouraging greater innovation and investment, and developing a stronger workforce (see H.R. 3682), H6792 [2OC]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 966), H1067 [13FE]

——— establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) (see H.R. 73), H38 [6JA]

——— include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see S. 580), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1118), H1369 [26FE]

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers, tax credits for STEM school supplies and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 2082), H2652 [29AP]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see S. 1772), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 3071), H5236 [15JY]

——— authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (see S. 1328), S2850 [13MY]

——— award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]

——— carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (see H.R. 1279), H1611 [4MR]

——— create a pilot program to award grants to local governments and community-based organizations to create jobs (see H.R. 3554), H6136 [17SE]

——— create a searchable database containing a credentials registry, a skills database, and a jobs bank (see H.R. 1280), H1611 [4MR]

——— encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 1121), H1369 [26FE]

——— enter into a contract for the conduct of a longitudinal study of certain job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans (see H.R. 832), H916 [10FE]

——— establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 2601), H3641 [1JN]

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

——— establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see S. 1542), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 4174), H9011 [3DE]

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

——— 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]

——— permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 777), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1450), H1769 [18MR]

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

——— provide that an employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime will not be affected by additional payments or bonuses (see H.R. 1981), H2462 [23AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see S. 1031), S2301 [21AP] (see S. 1124), S2473 [28AP]

EPA: prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for new or existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (see H.R. 2637), H3877 [3JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay (see S. 2221), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 3860), H7346 [29OC]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (see S. 2021), S6604 [10SE] (see H.R. 3470), H5941 [10SE]

Health: provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1856), H2306 [16AP]

Immigration: improve the H–1B visa program and repeal the diversity visa lottery program (see S. 2394), S8602 [10DE]

——— reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the U.S. (see S. 2266), S7912 [10NO]

——— simplify petitioning procedure for H–2A agricultural workers and expand the scope of the H–2A program (see H.R. 1805), H2268 [15AP]

Investments: require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participants of projected monthly income expected at retirement based on current account balances (see S. 1317), S2849 [13MY] (see H.R. 2317), H3211 [14MY]

Job Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 252), H2799 [5MY]

Law enforcement: eliminate racial profiling by officers, promote accountability for law enforcement agencies, reenfranchise citizens, eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote re-entry and employment programs (see S. 1610), S4298 [18JN]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 4276), H9374 [16DE]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (see S. Res. 306), S7771 [4NO] (see H. Res. 522), H8152 [5NO]

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

Occupational safety and health: issue standard to reduce injuries to patients, nurses, and other health care workers by establishing a safe patient handling, mobility, and injury prevention standard (see S. 2408), S8725 [16DE] (see H.R. 4266), H9374 [16DE]

——— revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 128), H40 [6JA]

——— study residual contamination of workers at certain facilities relative to Dept. of Energy processing and production of materials that emitted radiation (see H.R. 4304), H10710 [18DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see S. 1112), S2473 [28AP] (see H.R. 2090), H2652 [29AP]

OSHA: authorize the Voluntary Protection Programs (see H.R. 2500), H3558 [21MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for health care premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy (see H.R. 2712), H4135 [10JN]

Pensions: provide for a best interest standard for advice fiduciaries relative to retirement investment advice (see H.R. 3922), H7741 [4NO]

Power resources: establish a pilot program to train individuals for employment in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 1005), H1069 [13FE]

——— impose tax on greenhouse gas emissions, reduce corporate tax rate to mitigate high energy costs, assist displaced coal industry workers, and protect consumers from transition to new energy sources (see H.R. 2202), H2791 [1MY]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 396), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 747), H852 [5FE]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (see H.R. 1090), H1164 [25FE]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H7188 [26OC]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H6980 [16OC]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs (see S. 574), S1118 [25FE]

——— establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (see S. 959), S2220 [15AP] (see S. 2020), S6533 [9SE]

——— provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1171), H1499 [27FE]

Trade Adjustment Assistance program: extend (see S. 568), S1118 [25FE] (see S. 1003), S2245 [16AP] (see S. 1268), S2759 [11MY] (see H.R. 1088), H1164 [25FE] (see H.R. 1892), H2315 [17AP]

——— increase authorization of funds for firms (see H.R. 4142), H8859 [1DE]

Transportation: modify employee protective arrangements for public transportation projects (see H.R. 1711), H2110 [26MR]

Unemployment: 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]

Veterans: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (see S. 2263), S7912 [10NO] (see H.R. 3286), H5762 [29JY]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H403 [14JA]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (see S. 425), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 474), H530 [22JA]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2861), H4592 [23JN]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protection for union employees (see H.R. 1513), H1803 [19MR]

——— provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 2824), H4541 [18JN]

Letters

Budget aggregate and allocation revisions: Representative Tom Price, Committee on the Budget (House), H5115 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance program extension: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4263 [12JN]

——— Representative Tom Price, Committee on the Budget (House), H4263 [12JN]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4263 [12JN]

Trade Preferences Extension Act: Richard L. Trumka, AFL–CIO, H4693 [25JN]

Remarks in House

Cassadaga, NY: tribute to Cassadaga Job Corps Center, E533 [21AP]

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]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to promulgate Dept. of Labor directive that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, H4115 [10JN]

Education: establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) (H.R. 73), H5162 [14JY]

Employment: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (H.R. 1450), E358 [18MR]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, H2321 [21AP]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (S. 1124), H2855 [12MY]

EPA: prohibit regulation of carbon pollution (greenhouse gas) emissions for new or existing fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units under certain circumstances (H.R. 2637), H5576 [28JY]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (H.R. 3470), H7634 [4NO]

Immigration: expand U-visa eligibility and strengthen labor agency investigative powers, H7636 [4NO]

Job Corps: anniversary, E403 [25MR], E451, E463 [13AP], E533, E537 [21AP], E550, E557 [22AP], E1382 [29SE], E1395 [30SE]

National Apprenticeship Week: observance, H7401 [3NO], H7637 [4NO], H8139 [5NO]

Pensions: proposed rules for brokers and financial advisors giving advice on workplace retirement savings, H4495 [18JN], H4959 [9JY], H6089 [17SE], H6257 [25SE]

——— provide for a best interest standard for advice fiduciaries relative to retirement investment advice, E1823 [18DE]

——— require financial advisors giving advice on workplace retirement savings to act solely in the best interest of their client, H7241–H7243 [27OC]

SEC: protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), H7164 [23OC], H7231–H7243, H7244 [27OC], E1556 [28OC], E1567 [2NO]

——— protect retail customers from differing standards of conduct for brokers and investment advisers and confusion from rule changes (H.R. 1090), consideration (H. Res. 491), H7201–H7207 [27OC]

Sedro-Woolley, WA: Cascades Job Corps Center recipient of Burlington, WA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award, E1395 [30SE]

Texas: tribute to Texas Job Corps graduates, E1174 [29JY]

Trade Adjustment Assistance program: extend, H4214, H4238 [11JN], H4246, H4263, H4268–H4271, H4323, H4329, H4332, H4337, H4340 [12JN], H4349 [15JN], H4390–H4394 [16JN], H4463 [17JN], H4498, H4505, H4520, H4522, H4523 [18JN], H4657, H4659, H4661, H4689–H4697 [25JN], E917 [17JN], E981 [25JN]

——— increase authorization of funds for firms (H.R. 4142), H8870 [2DE]

Veterans: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 3286), E1167 [29JY]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (H.R. 344), H769 [4FE]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (H.R. 474), H3258, H3259 [18MY]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans, H2955 [13MY]

Remarks in Senate

Charleston, WV: tribute to Charleston Job Corps, S2106 [13AP]

Children and youth: prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (S. 974), S2246 [16AP]

——— provide for youth jobs (S. 1506), S3917 [9JN], S4823 [8JY]

Colleges and universities: support community college and industry partnerships, S3042 [19MY], S7078 [1OC]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (S. 2222), S7807 [5NO]

Dept. of Defense: require death benefits to be paid to a deceased employee’s designated beneficiary or next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism (S. 2374), S8498 [8DE]

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

Education: include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs, S5056 [14JY]

Employment: allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (S. 1772), S6253, S6269 [4AU]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (S. 1772), unanimous-consent request, S6345 [5AU]

——— establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (S. 1542), S7077 [1OC]

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

——— 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]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, S7078 [1OC], S7806 [5NO]

——— reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (S. 1124), S2696 [6MY]

Federal agencies and departments: impact of regulatory requirements, S7641 [29OC]

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: modify, S2292 [21AP]

Government: prohibit agencies and contractors from requesting criminal history information from employment applicants until conditional offer stage and report on employment statistics of formerly incarcerated individuals (S. 2021), S6606–S6608 [10SE]

Income: proposed rule to strengthen overtime pay standards, S5000 [13JY], S5027, S5033, S5049 [14JY], S5180 [21JY], S5492 [23JY]

Job Corps: anniversary, S2106 [13AP], S2213 [15AP], S2351 [22AP]

Law enforcement: eliminate racial profiling by officers, promote accountability for law enforcement agencies, reenfranchise citizens, eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote re-entry and employment programs (S. 1610), S4302 [18JN], S4593 [24JN], S4626–S4628 [25JN], S6432 [6AU], S8655 [15DE]

Michaud, Michael H.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, S6356 [5AU]

National Apprenticeship Week: designate (S. Res. 306), S7774 [4NO], S7805–S7807 [5NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (S. 1112), S2477, S2478 [28AP]

Taxation: establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs (S. 959), S2222 [15AP]

Trade Adjustment Assistance program: extend, S2911, S2915, S2926 [14MY], S2952, S2962, S2963, S3006 [18MY], S3014, S3052 [19MY], S3090, S3103 [20MY], S3219 [21MY], S3294 [22MY], S4291 [18JN], S4333 [22JN], S4523–S4533 [23JN], S4574, S4580, S4609 [24JN]

——— extend (S. 1003), S2296 [21AP]

——— extend (S. 1268), S2841–S2845 [13MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 114–313), H7188 [26OC]

Dept. of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Extension: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1268), S2759 [11MY]

——— Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1268) (S. Rept. 114–44), S2793 [12MY]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1892) (H. Rept. 114–108), H2820 [8MY]

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]

Nomination of Adri D. Jayaratne To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S589 [28JA]

Nomination of Michael H. Michaud To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S8079 [18NO]

——— Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S7159 [6OC]

Port Performance Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1298) (S. Rept. 114–164), S7814 [5NO]

Retail Investor Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1090) (H. Rept. 114–304), H7137 [22OC]

Workforce Investment System Reform and Strengthening: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1124), S2472 [28AP]

Statements

Retail Investor Protection Act: Several Organizations, H7234 [27OC]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H5115 [13JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House) budget authority and outlay allocations revisions, H5115 [13JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 491, consideration of H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, H7201 [27OC]

H.R. 474, homeless veterans reintegration programs extension and eligibility for services under such programs clarification, H3258 [18MY]

H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act, H7231 [27OC]

S. 396, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S834–S836 [5FE]

S. 974, Dept. of Labor prohibition of work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor, S2247 [16AP]

S. 1124, reform and strengthen the workforce investment system, H2855 [12MY]

S. Res. 306, National Apprenticeship Week, S7773 [4NO]