Search Results: keywords:"wagner-peyser act"

  • S. 4526 — To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to expand the types of one-stop centers used to provide services.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:643

    S. 4526 aims to update the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act by allowing for more types of one-stop centers that provide services, including virtual centers. The bill proposes that these centers can be shared by adjacent local areas and may be located at public...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is trying to make it easier for people to get help with finding jobs by letting them go to special places called "one-stop centers." These centers can be either buildings you visit or online spots you access on a computer, and they can even be placed in schools to make it simpler for nearby areas to share them.

  • H. R. 1797 — To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:495

    H. R. 1797 aims to change the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. The bill proposes amendments such as adding these territories to the definitions, unemployment compensation law requirement, and the allotments...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1797 wants to change the rules so that two faraway places, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, get some of the same job help as other places like Guam. This means they will start getting more support to help people find jobs.