HB5192: 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under-employed workers to document the American experience.
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This bill would create a new grant program within the Department of Labor to help unemployed and underemployed workers earn money by writing and documenting American stories and experiences. The program is modeled after the Federal Writers' Project, a Depression-era program that employed writers to record American history and culture. The bill aims to provide job opportunities for people out of work or working part-time while preserving historical documentation. The bill has been introduced in Congress but has not yet advanced through .
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HB5192: 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act
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Sponsors
Ted Lieu
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (9)
Teresa Fernandez
Eleanor Norton
Paul Tonko
Mark Pocan
Sylvia Garcia