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H.R. 3246: Connecting Youth to Jobs Act

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H.R. 3246: Connecting Youth to Jobs Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-14 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · 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 Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Connecting Youth to Jobs Act

Plain summary

Connecting Youth to Jobs Act This bill establishes and provides funding through FY2031 for grant programs to address barriers to youth employment. The bill also excludes certain youth employment income from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility determinations. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to provide formula grants to states and local areas, and competitive grants to community-based organizations and other eligible entities, to assist in carrying out subsidized public employment programs for youth with barriers to employment. Funding to states and local areas must be used for programs that lead eligible youth to unsubsidized full-time employment or to attainment of at least one recognized postsecondary credential. Grants to eligible entities must be used to match youth with employment barriers to subsidized employment programs funded by the bill and to provide hands-on work experience. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report on the activities funded by the bill. The bill also excludes from SNAP income eligibility determinations any income earned by a household member who is younger than 22 years old, is an elementary or secondary school student, and lives with a parent.

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Official text

Connecting Youth to Jobs Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dwight Evans (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] reported raising $375,959 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3246 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117