Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7566 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7566 To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2026 Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Ms. Omar, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. McIver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs. 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 ``Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. JOB GUARANTEE PILOT PROGRAM. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an entity that-- (A) is a political subdivision of a State, Tribal entity, or a combination of contiguous political subdivisions or Tribal entities; and (B) has an unemployment rate that is not less than 150 percent of the national unemployment rate, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (except in the case of Tribal entities which may submit their own employment data where no such Federal data is available for such entities) based on the most recent data available at the time the Secretary solicits applications for grants under this section. (2) Job guarantee program.--The term ``job guarantee program'' means a program that meets the requirements of sub