# 116-hr-6240: Federal Jobs Act

116-hr-6240, Federal Jobs Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL); status Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6240
- Congress: 116
- Title: Federal Jobs Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
- Introduced: 2020-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Federal Jobs Act This bill requires federal agencies to develop plans to increase diversity in the workforce. Specifically, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must develop a plan to increase diversity in the executive branch of government that includes specified information, including strategies for agencies to remove barriers to equal employment opportunities. Each executive agency must develop an agency-specific plan to increase diversity, pursuant to OPM and OMB guidance, and annually publish specified data. The legislative and judicial branches of government must also implement these requirements to the greatest extent possible. Additionally, each executive agency, and each prime contractor that is under contract with an executive agency, must annually report information relating to economically and socially disadvantaged businesses.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-6902: Black History is American History Act
- 116-hr-6666: COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act
- 116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6240 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6240)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-6902: Black History is American History Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6902)
- [116-hr-6666: COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6666)
- [116-hr-5873: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5873)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6240 (as of 2025-11-18).