US HB873 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 55-8)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Addresses employment standards for individuals with disabilities. The bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to states and certain eligible entities to assist them in transforming their business and program models to support individuals with disabilities by operating competitive integrated employment businesses, assisting disabled individuals in finding and retaining work in such employment, and providing integrated employment and integrated community participation and wraparound services for such individuals. The bill prohibits the issuance of new special certificates that allow payment of subminimum wages to disabled individuals and phases out existing certificates over a six year period. The bill directs the Office of Disability Employment of Labor to award grants to provide technical assistance to employers transitioning from special certificates to competitive integrated employment for disabled individuals. Labor must contract with a nonprofit entity to conduct an evaluation of the impact of the transitioning requirements of this bill.

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Title

Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

Sponsors

Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]
Rep. John Katko [R-NY]Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-01-30HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB260 (Same As) 2019-01-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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