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BRIDGE for Workers Act
11/29/2024, 1:57 PM
Summary of Bill HR 5861
The BRIDGE for Workers Act aims to achieve this goal by creating a new program that would offer training, education, and other resources to help workers transition to new industries or occupations. This program would be administered by the Department of Labor and would focus on providing support to workers in industries that are experiencing significant changes.
Additionally, the bill includes provisions to help workers access unemployment benefits, healthcare coverage, and other forms of assistance during their transition period. It also seeks to promote collaboration between employers, labor unions, and government agencies to ensure that workers have the support they need to succeed in the changing economy. Overall, the BRIDGE for Workers Act is designed to help workers adapt to the challenges of a rapidly changing economy and ensure that they have the resources and support they need to thrive in the workforce.
Congressional Summary of HR 5861
Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act
This bill permanently expands the allowable purposes for certain Department of Labor grants to states for reemployment services and eligibility assessments. Specifically, the bill permanently allows these grants to be used to fund reemployment services and eligibility assessments for all claimants for unemployment compensation.
(Under the current statute, the grants may only be used to provide such services to a subset of claimants who have been identified by the state as likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and need job search assistance to become employed. However, in recent years, annual appropriations acts have allowed the grants to be used for all claimants for unemployment compensation. This bill makes this authority permanent.)
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Current Status of Bill HR 5861
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5861
Total Number of Sponsors
9Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
9Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
1Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5861
Primary Policy Focus
Labor and EmploymentPotential Impact Areas
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5861
Comments

Reyna Sanford
1 year ago
So, what does this bill do exactly? Will it help workers like me in RI? Sounds like it could be a good thing for us! #workersbenefit #HRBill5861

