American Jobs Act : Provisions for Hiring Targeted Groups, Preventing Layoffs, and for Unemployed and Low-Income Workers.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

Universities and colleges.

Community colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (45 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

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Summary:

Describes provisions of S. 1549 and H.R. 12, both the American Jobs Act, to promote economic growth and job creation through various measures. Examines provisions to promote hiring and to prevent layoffs among teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, veterans, and the long-term unemployed; to assist unemployed workers through unemployment compensation and reemployment services; and to expand workforce development opportunities for low-income adults and youth. Also covers provisions that would authorize grant programs for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education facilities.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Jobs Act

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