Rep. Larson introduces Obama's jobs bill in the House

House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-Conn.) on Wednesday introduced President Obama's American Jobs Act legislation in the House.

"The President has drafted a plan that is focused on what the 14 million Americans who are out of work know they need -- the simple dignity of a job," Larson said. "He deserves a vote on his plan in as timely a fashion as possible because those 14 million Americans can't wait the 14 months until the next election for this to be resolved."

Larson's bill, H.R. 12, is identical to S. 1549, the bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in the Senate last week in a bid to start the process of moving Obama's jobs plan through Congress.

However, House Republicans are unlikely to schedule any time for Obama's plan, in large part because of the $1.5 trillion in tax hikes Obama has proposed to help pay for it. Instead, Republicans have said they could consider pieces of Obama's proposal as they move on their deregulatory agenda this fall.

House bills numbered 11 through 20 are reserved for priority Democrat legislation in the current Congress, but so far Democrats have only filed two bills in those ten slots. In February, Democrats introduced H.R. 11, which would revive the Build America Bonds program.