To accelerate the reemployment and employment of individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by establishing grants to eligible entities to provide worker recovery accounts to eligible individuals.
Worker Recovery Act of 2005 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish a temporary program to provide worker recovery accounts to workers affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to eligible entities to provide such accounts to eligible individuals affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, in order to meet such individuals' employment and training needs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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