# 119-hr-10402: Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026

119-hr-10402, Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10402
- Congress: 119
- Title: Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**Mandatory labor, apprenticeship, community benefits, and domestic manufacturing rules for DOE-funded construction projects.** It ties DOE construction assistance to prevailing local wages, a 15% apprenticeship-hour target, union-neutrality and project labor agreement requirements, enforceable community benefits with a 40% focus on small and disadvantaged communities, and limits on offshoring of assisted manufacturing. - Workers and unions: Requires payment of prevailing local wages and at least 15% of total labor hours to registered apprentices. Projects over $1 million must use project labor agreements and recipients must certify neutrality with contractors. - Small and disadvantaged communities: Directs that at least 40% of listed DOE program funding go to entities that deliver measurable community benefits. Applicants must do community needs assessments and post plan summaries and progress on a public dashboard. - Recipients and manufacturers: Requires domestic manufacturing plans and gives preferences to union-covered production and joint training programs. It bars moving assisted manufacturing abroad during assistance and for five years after unless the Secretary authorizes it and creates enforcement tools like withholding or recapturing funds for noncompliance.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay and apprenticeships on DOE projects: benefit, medium. If enacted, workers on construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair work assisted by the Energy Department would have to be paid at least local prevailing wages under Davis‑Bacon. At least 15% of total project labor hours would need to be performed by registered apprentices. The Labor and Energ…
- Project labor agreements for big DOE projects: benefit, medium. If enacted, contractors and subcontractors on Energy Department facility projects that cost more than $1,000,000 and start after enactment would need to sign or join a project labor agreement for the project. PLAs would be expected to include registered apprentices, meet apprentice-to-journey-worke…
- More DOE help for disadvantaged communities: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Energy Department would aim to direct at least 40% of certain grants, loans, and prize funding to projects that commit to specific, measurable benefits for small or disadvantaged communities. Applicants would have to include a community needs assessment and legally enforceable workf…
- Rules to stay neutral on union organizing: benefit, low. If enacted, any entity that gets DOE grants, loans, loan guarantees, cooperative agreements, or prize awards would need to certify it will remain neutral about employees' rights to organize under federal law for the term of the assistance. Contractors and subcontractors in the funding chain would a…
- Buy American rules for DOE-funded products: mixed, medium. If enacted, applicants for DOE grants, loans, or prizes who plan to manufacture products would have to submit a domestic manufacturing plan and commit to making products substantially in the United States. The Secretary would favor plans that use workers covered by collective bargaining and registe…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-10402 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10402)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10402 (as of 2026-10-01).