Return to Work Awareness Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2627 To assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 9, 2019 Mrs. BEATTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Return to Work 4 Awareness Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. ASSISTING SURVIVORS OF STROKE AND OTHER DE- 6 BILITATING HEALTH OCCURRENCES IN RE- 7 TURNING TO WORK. 8 The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Job Ac- 9 commodation Network, may disseminate information and 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:36 May 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2627.IH H2627 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2627 IH promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other 1 debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain 2 injury and heart attack, and the families of such survivors, 3 as well as among private employers, government agencies, 4 employee representatives, and service providers to— 5 (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other de- 6 bilitating health occurrences in returning to work; 7 (2) improve survivor’s employability and dem- 8 onstrate to employers the most effective ways to cap- 9 italize on the value and talent that these survivors 10 add to the workplace; and 11 (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneur- 12 ship options for survivors. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:36 May 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2627.IH H2627 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS