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H.R. 8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020

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H.R. 8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-23 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Jobs and Justice Act of 2020

Plain summary

Jobs and Justice Act of 2020 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning the following areas: workforce development, including job training and wage standards; economic development, including through assistance to minority businesses; antipoverty measures, including programs to specifically address child poverty and persistent poverty; housing and savings matters, including housing affordability, discrimination, homelessness assistance, tenant protections, public housing funding, home ownership and foreclosure mitigation, and lead-safe housing; savings and consumer finance, including financial literacy and lending discrimination; public contracting; infrastructure development; job training for youth and older Americans; veterans' and military family benefits; health care coverage and access, including Medicare and Medicaid coverage; small business investment and commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits; elementary and secondary education, including education of girls and minorities and teacher preparation; higher education access, including through community college attendance; science, technology, and information security education; law enforcement officer conduct, resources and administration, juvenile justice, sentencing procedures, hate crimes, correctional facilities, and firearms sales and possession; election administration and voting rights; and environmental, agriculture, and energy matters, including climate change, environmental justice, and energy efficiency and transition to alternative and renewable resources.

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Official text

Jobs and Justice Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · 46 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Al Green (D-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8352 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116