WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Employment agencies

H.R. 3747, The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3747 would enhance the workforce investment system of the Nation by strengthening one-stop career centers, providing for more effective governance arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array of employment and training, integrating existing employment and training programs to avoid duplication and overlap, establishing a targeted approach to serving youth, and improving performance accountability....

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S. 1710, The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $5035.23

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 1348, The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1054.26

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1348 would provide for comprehensive immigration reform....

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S. 1269, The ENFORCE Act

Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1269 would improve border security in the United States and for other purposes....

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P.L. 110-233, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 493 would prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment....

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S. 358, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 358 would prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment....

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S. 349, The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5.75

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives to employers and employees of small businesses....

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S. 1614, The Higher Education Amendments of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1272.52

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 1614 would make numerous changes to federal higher education programs, including the student and parent-loan programs. The bill also would authorize spending for numerous higher education programs¿including the Pell Grant program....

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S. 1021, The Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $242.81

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1021 would amend and reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), the Wagner-Peyser Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA). These programs provide a framework for adult education, job training, and employment service assistance. Some of the affected programs are permanently authorized (most of Wagner-Peyser), but others are currently authorized through 2005. S. 1021 would extend, through 2011, the existing mandatory program of stat...

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H.R. 27, The Job Training Improvement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $455.68

Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 27 would make numerous changes to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), amend the Wagner-Peyser Act and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and extend the authorization for programs under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA). These programs provide a framework for adult education, job training, and employment service assistance. Some of the affected programs are permanently authorized (most of Wagner-Peyser), but others are currently authorized through 2005. H.R. 27 would exte...

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S. 306, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 306 would prohibit the use of genetic information (including results of genetic tests and family history of disease) by employers in employment decisions and by health insurers and health plans in making enrollment determinations and setting insurance premiums. The bill would require the secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to issue regulations to carry out the provisions of this bill, and would require the Secretaries of HHS and Labor to enforce those provi...

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