# 119-hr-7619: Keep Jobs in California Act of 2026

119-hr-7619, Keep Jobs in California Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7619
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7619
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keep Jobs in California Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prevents states from imposing retroactive asset-value taxes on nonresident individuals.** This bill would bar any state from levying a tax on a nonresident's assets when the tax is tied to asset values for periods before the law's enactment and the person did not live in the state on the enactment date. It sets the law's effective date as January 1, 2026.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protects nonresidents from retroactive asset taxes: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would stop a State from imposing a tax on nonresident individuals based on asset value. The ban covers taxes tied to asset values for any period before the law is enacted. It only applies if the person did not live in that State on the law's enactment date. It would take effec…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
- 119-hr-7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7619 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7619)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7325)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7619 (as of 2026-04-21).