Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2003

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 21.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-82. (text of measure as reported in House: CR H3789-3806)

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 221 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1261 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill (H. Rept. 108-82) shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. Makes in order only those amendments printed in H.Rept. 108-92 and provides that the amendments may be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, debatable for the time specified, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of...

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the George Miller (CA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require that the bill be reported back to the House promptly with an amendment that will achieve the policy of providing direct spending for 26 weeks of income support for unemployed individuals who have exhausted regular unemployment benefits and an additional 13 weeks of income support for individuals who have exhausted their Federal extended unemployment benefits, through the Workforce Investment Act in a manner equivalent to the receipt of Federal extended unemployment insurance.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Boehner, Petri, McKeon, Castle, Isakson, Porter, Kildee, Hinojosa, Tierney, and McCollum.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 220 - 204 (Roll no. 175).