# 116-hr-1759: BRIDGE for Workers Act

116-hr-1759, BRIDGE for Workers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL); status Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 391. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1759
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-1759
- Congress: 116
- Title: BRIDGE for Workers Act
- Status: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 391.
- Introduced: 2019-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act This bill extends eligibility for reemployment services to all individuals claiming unemployment compensation. Currently, only unemployment claimants that are identified as likely to exhaust their regular unemployment compensation are eligible for such reemployment services.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2019-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2019-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2019-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1957: Great American Outdoors Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-1759 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1759)

## Related
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1957: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1957)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1759 (as of 2025-11-18).