US HR7323

Bill

US HR7323

Expanding Reentry Employment Assistance Act

Introduced
03/31/2022

In Committee
03/31/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act to cod- ify the Department of Labor’s Reentry Employment Op- portunities grants, authorizing a competitive grant pro- gram that aims to assist justice-involved adults and youth returning from incarceration with achieving aca- demic success, employment, reducing the involvement of youth in crime and violence, and avoiding recidivism.

AI Summary

This bill, the Expanding Reentry Employment Assistance Act, amends the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act to codify the Department of Labor's Reentry Employment Opportunities grants. It establishes a competitive grant program to assist justice-involved adults and youth returning from incarceration in achieving academic success, employment, and reducing recidivism. The bill authorizes funding for the program, sets eligibility criteria and application requirements for grant recipients, specifies allowable uses of funds, and mandates the establishment of performance measures and an evaluation of the program's effectiveness.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (6)

Adriano Espaillat (D)*, Troy Carter (D), Mondaire Jones (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Ritchie Torres (D), David Trone (D),

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 03/31/2022)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7323/all-info

(2 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7323/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr7323/BILLS-117hr7323ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr7323/BILLS-117hr7323ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR7309	Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related
HRes1119	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6531) to provide an increased allocation of funding under certain programs for assistance in areas of persistent poverty, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7309) to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2938) to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the "Joseph Wood	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To

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