Commission on American Jobs Act

H.R. 828, the Commission on American Jobs Act, proposes the creation of a federal commission within the Department of Commerce to investigate the causes and effects of domestic jobs being moved overseas. The bill would require specific companies to report data on their outsourcing practices annually, allowing the commission to track which industries are shifting labor abroad. For the average citizen, this legislation aims to identify the economic drivers behind job loss in the United States and develop policy recommendations intended to prevent future outsourcing and protect domestic employment.