Displaced Jobs Relief Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4142
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2015-12-01
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Department of Commerce

Executive agency funding and structure

Trade adjustment assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8870)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Displaced Jobs Relief Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to increase from $16 million to $50 million the authorization of appropriations for each of FY2016 through FY2021 to the Department of Commerce for trade adjustment assistance for firms.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2015 Mr. Aguilar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to increase the authorization of funds for trade adjustment assistance for firms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Displaced Jobs Relief Act of 2015 . 2. Increased authorization for trade adjustment assistance for firms Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2345(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking $16,000,000 and inserting $50,000,000 ; and (2) by striking 2015 and inserting 2016 .