# 119-hr-1797: Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act

119-hr-1797, Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1797
- Congress: 119
- Title: Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would extend federal employment services and funding to the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.** The bill would rename the Wagner-Peyser Act the Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act and add those territories into the law's definitions. - People in the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa would be covered by the program and eligible for federal employment services under the Act. - Funding rules change. The bill makes the first allotment go to Guam and the Virgin Islands and sets a staged allocation so that if total allotments exceed FY2025 levels, each of CNMI and American Samoa would receive an amount equal to one-half of Guam's allotment for that year. - The bill would also place CNMI and American Samoa under the Act's unemployment compensation law requirements so they are subject to the same rules listed for Guam.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Job services for Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would add the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa to federal Wagner-Peyser job services. People and employers there would be under the same unemployment compensation rules that apply in Guam. It would also change how job-service funds are split among territories. Start…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
- 119-hr-3397: Pacific Ready Coast Guard Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1797 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1797)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5168)
- [119-hr-3397: Pacific Ready Coast Guard Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3397)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1797 (as of 2026-04-21).