H.R. 1797

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1797 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1797

To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, and for other purposes.

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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

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A BILL

To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to include the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Employment Services and Jobs Parity 
Act''.

SEC. 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''.
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