Swalwell Revives Online Job Search Search Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Eric Swalwell has re-introduced a bill to require the U.S. Labor Department to make employment and training services information available online. The so-called Widening Internet Readiness for Employment Development, or WIRED, Act has been revived twice before, meaning it's failed to pass three Congresses.

Swalwell, a Democrat, co-introduced the bill with Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of New York. The pair made the announcement Wednesday.

“We need 21st-century tools to better help a 21st century workforce, and that means letting job seekers use their smartphones and computers to get help finding employment,” Swalwell said in the press release.

Federal employment assistance services already can be accessed at more than 3,000 locations across the country, but the bill would improve online access by requiring the labor department to have information online and in a mobile-friendly format, and have a social media presence, among other things.

Read the bill here.