HR-2721 : Still Just a Bill


Pathways Back to Work Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Treasury the Pathways Back to Work Fund, with an initial appropriation of $12.5 billion.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and Native American program grantees to provide: (1) subsidized employment to unemployed, low-income adults; and (2) summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.

Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment.

Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2013-09-13CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.House committee actions
2013-09-13CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.House committee actions
2013-07-18IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.House floor actions
2013-07-18IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Labor and Employment
Related Subjects
  • Adult education and literacy
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Education programs funding
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government trust funds
  • Poverty and welfare assistance
  • State and local government operations
  • Unemployment
  • Vocational and technical education
  • Wages and earnings
  • Youth employment and child labor
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