H.R. 1797

119 HR 1797 IH: Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-03
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1797  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 3, 2025   Ms. King-Hinds  (for herself and  Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act  .
2.
Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act
(a)
Definitions
Section 2(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act ( 29 U.S.C. 49a(5) ) is amended by inserting  the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,  after  Guam, .
(b)
Unemployment compensation law requirement
Section 5(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting  the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,  after  Guam, .
(c)
Allotments
Section 6 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 49e ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking  except for Guam  and inserting  except for Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa ;
(B)
by striking  first allot to Guam and the Virgin Islands  and inserting the following:
first allot—
(1)
to Guam and the Virgin Islands
 ;
(C)
by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
beginning with the first fiscal year for which the total amount available for allotments under this section is greater than the total amount available for allotments under this section for fiscal year 2025, and for each succeeding fiscal year, to each of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, an amount which is equal to one-half of the amount allotted to Guam under paragraph (1) for the corresponding fiscal year.
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (b)(1), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting  , the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,  after  Guam .