H.R. 1797 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1797 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2025Ms. 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.