U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 4651

RECOMPETE Act

To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, to establish a RECOMPETE grant program to provide flexible, 10-year block grants for purposes of creating quality jobs, providing resources to help local residents access opportunities and attain and retain employment, increasing local per capita income and employment rates, and supporting long-term, sustained economic growth and opportunity in persistently distressed areas, and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Derek KilmerD-WA-6

Introduced

July 22, 2021, in the House

Issue areas

• Economy and finance
• Education
• Housing
• Labor and jobs
• Social safety net
• Technology
• Transportation

Policy area

Commerce (from the Congressional Research Service)

Full text and actions

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