US HB4560 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace, and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.
Title
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2016
Sponsors
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
Rep. David Scott [D-GA] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] |
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] |
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] |
Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-03-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. |
2016-03-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. |
2016-02-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
2016-02-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Labor and employment
Neurological disorders
Small business
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Labor and employment
Neurological disorders
Small business
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4560/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4560/BILLS-114hr4560ih.pdf |