H.R. 870: Work Opportunities and Revitalizing Our Communities Act
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H.R. 870: Work Opportunities and Revitalizing Our Communities Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-02 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Work Opportunities and Revitalizing Our Communities Act
Plain summary
Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act or Work Opportunities and Revitalizing Our Communities Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment; and (2) Workforce Investment programs. Directs the Secretary to convene a national employment conference to bring together leaders of small, medium, and large businesses, labor, government, and other parties to discuss employment, with particular attention to structural unemployment and the plight of disadvantaged youth. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise member composition requirements for state and local workforce investment boards to include at least 25% of the chief executive officers of minority-serving, community-based organizations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on certain covered securities transactions, payable by trading facilities that deal in such transactions.
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Official text
Work Opportunities and Revitalizing Our Communities Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · 52 cosponsors
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Al Green (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
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- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr870.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr870 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112