Full Employment Caucus

Representative John Conyers, Co-Chair

Our Mission

The Full Employment Caucus will work to ensure all Americans who want to work have access to a job. The Caucus will address the serious social issues of unemployment, such as loss of dignity, purpose and self worth, and an inability to meet basic needs, as well as the economic impacts of large scale and chronic unemployment that challenge pockets of America. The Caucus will explore and study diverse ideas to create, advance, and sustain a variety of employment opportunities. Ultimately, it will pursue policies that will advance and maintain a level of full employment.

Our Chairs

Representative John Conyers

Representative John Conyers

Marcy Kaptur

Representative Marcy Kaptur

Representative Frederica Wilson

Representative Frederica Wilson

Full Employment Legislation

Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act

The bill establishes a comprehensive job creation and training program that would create millions of new jobs and raise wages throughout the country.

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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to require that employers accurately classify their workers and provide employees with notice of that classification

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Full Employment Federal Reserve Act of 2015

The bill instructs the Federal Reserve System to target a 4 percent unemployment rate and other indicators of a strong labor market before acting to slow the economy by raising interest rates.

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21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Act

The bill would combat unemployment and preserve the environment by putting unemployed and underemployed citizens to work on critical environmental projects. Such projects would include reforestation, forest fire, flood and soil erosion prevention, eradication of invasive species and flora disease, blight removal of dead plant material and abandoned structures, construction and maintenance of paths, trails and fire-lanes, and any other environmental work deemed necessary.

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Employ Young Americans Now Act

The bill Requires the Department of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to each state with an approved workforce investment system plan modification, other specified requests for funds, and Native American program grantees to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth.

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Labor Statistics Improvement Act of 2015

This bill would create a commission to study and improve how the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) derives its unemployment figures. “It is essential that our policymakers, employers, workers, and job seekers have accurate data about the job market. While President Obama has made phenomenal progress on job creation, experts from across the spectrum recognize that the current unemployment rate does not match the situation for workers and jobless Americans,” said Rep. Conyers. “This bill will help ensure that the reality faced by Americans is truly reflected in our unemployment measures."

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