# 116-hr-7477: WPA Act

116-hr-7477, WPA Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7477
- Congress: 116
- Title: WPA Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Introduced: 2020-07-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Workforce Promotion and Access Act or the WPA Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a program to provide competitive grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate and outlying areas) to establish programs to ensure employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities. The bill also imposes a trading excise tax on certain transactions occurring on a qualified board or exchange in the United States or with respect to a derivative.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6902: Black History is American History Act
- 116-hr-6637: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5777: Police Accountability Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5469: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7477 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7477)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6902: Black History is American History Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6902)
- [116-hr-6637: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6637)
- [116-hr-5777: Police Accountability Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5777)
- [116-hr-5469: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5469)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7477 (as of 2025-11-18).