Bill > S4942

This bill makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, as well as related agencies, for fiscal year 2025. Key provisions include: - Restrictions on using funds to pay excessive salaries and bonuses, and limits on transferring funds between appropriations accounts. - Restrictions on using funds for activities related to forced or indentured child labor, and on using H-1B visa funds for purposes other than training programs. - Flexibility for the seafood industry in bringing in H-2B nonimmigrant workers, and changes to how prevailing wage is determined for the H-2B program. - Provisions allowing the Secretary of Labor to employ law enforcement officers to provide protection for the Secretary and Senior Department officials. - Authorizing the Secretary of Labor to dispose of certain Job Corps centers through sale or partnership. - Rescinding unobligated funds from previous COVID-19 relief legislation and other sources. The bill also includes appropriations for various health, education, and social service programs, as well as general provisions applicable across the covered agencies.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4942/all-info