Labor Market Response Act

Bill: 116-hr-3337
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2019-06-19
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged

Employment and training programs

Health personnel

Medical education
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Labor Market Response Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the inclusion of certain information about the labor market in applications for grants that provide low-income individuals with education and training for health care occupations.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3337 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 19, 2019 Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require applications for a health profession opportunity grant under section 2008 of the Social Security Act to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Labor Market Response Act . 2. Requirement that application contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g ) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Application requirement An application for a grant under this section shall contain a description of the availability and relevance of recent labor market information and other pertinent evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages. . 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.