BRIDGE for Workers Act

Bill: 118-hr-5861
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2023-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2023-10-02
text: 

Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act

This bill permanently expands the allowable purposes for certain Department of Labor grants to states for reemployment services and eligibility assessments. Specifically, the bill permanently allows these grants to be used to fund reemployment services and eligibility assessments for all claimants for unemployment compensation.

(Under the current statute, the grants may only be used to provide such services to a subset of claimants who have been identified by the state as likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and need job search assistance to become employed. However, in recent years, annual appropriations acts have allowed the grants to be used for all claimants for unemployment compensation. This bill makes this authority permanent.) 

 

action_date: 2023-11-21
text: 

Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act

This bill permanently expands the allowable purposes for certain Department of Labor grants to states for reemployment services and eligibility assessments. Specifically, the bill permanently allows these grants to be used to fund reemployment services and eligibility assessments for all claimants for unemployment compensation. 

(Under the current statute, the grants may only be used to provide such services to a subset of claimants who have been identified by the state as likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and need job search assistance to become employed. However, in recent years, annual appropriations acts have allowed the grants to be used for all claimants for unemployment compensation. This bill makes this authority permanent.) 
 
action_date: 2024-11-25
text: 

Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act

This act permanently expands the allowable purposes for certain Department of Labor grants to states for reemployment services and eligibility assessments. Specifically, the act permanently allows these grants to be used to fund reemployment services and eligibility assessments for all claimants for unemployment compensation.

(Under the current statute, the grants may only be used to provide such services to a subset of claimants who have been identified by the state as likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and need job search assistance to become employed. However, in recent years, annual appropriations acts have allowed the grants to be used for all claimants for unemployment compensation. This act makes this authority permanent.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Became Public Law No: 118-120.
action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Became Public Law No: 118-120.
action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-11-20
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-11-14
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-11-13
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6567)
action_date: 2024-11-13
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-13
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-13
text: Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5253)
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5253)
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5861.
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5253-5254)
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2023-11-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222.
action_date: 2023-11-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-277.
action_date: 2023-11-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-277.
action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
action_date: 2023-11-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2023-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-10-02
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 118-120