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Introduced
05/11/2018
05/11/2018
In Committee
05/14/2018
05/14/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and access; small business investment; commercial investment in underserved areas, including through tax benefits; housing, including affordability and homelessness programs, landlord-tenant matters, public housing, foreclosure mitigation, and discrimination; access to higher education, including through community college attendance; science, technology, and information security education; hate crimes; law enforcement officer conduct; law enforcement resources and administration; juvenile justice; sentencing procedures; voting rights and administration; prison administration; and firearms sales and possession.
AI Summary
Here is a one paragraph summary of the key provisions of the bill:
This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters, with a focus on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Key provisions include efforts to increase diversity in contracting and the federal workforce, infrastructure development and workforce training initiatives targeting underserved communities, expansion of job training and apprenticeship programs, increases to the federal minimum wage, enhancements to military family benefits, measures to improve access to health care and affordable housing, support for small businesses and community development in underserved areas, and reforms to criminal justice policies around sentencing, law enforcement conduct, and voting rights. The bill aims to combat poverty, promote equality, and eliminate racial disparities through a comprehensive domestic policy agenda.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (45)
Cedric Richmond (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
André Carson (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Jim Clyburn (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Val Demings (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Al Green (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
John Lewis (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Stacey Plaskett (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
David Scott (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (on 05/14/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5785/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5785/BILLS-115hr5785ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5785/BILLS-115hr5785ih.pdf.pdf |
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