# 119-hres-1554: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee.

119-hres-1554, Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1554
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**This bill would declare a right to employment and create a** **Federal job guarantee** to deliver public jobs that aim for full employment while advancing a Workers' Bill of Rights and ecological justice. - Families and caregivers: Creates jobs and services focused on high-quality care for children and seniors and expands early childhood and afterschool programs to reduce care gaps and support working families. - Workers and jobseekers: Makes jobs available to adults 18 and over and part-time to ages 16 and 17, sets a wage floor of $25.00 per hour, and requires benefits like federal-style health coverage, paid leave, retirement, training, and collective bargaining rights. - Communities and local governments: Funds a wide range of public-need projects from affordable housing rehabilitation to climate resilience and public art, with local, state, Tribal, and community input and a community job bank; Treasury would direct startup funds during an initial 3-year period. *Funding is described as permanent and nondiscretionary and would be administered by the Department of Labor with Treasury disbursing startup funds.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal job guarantee for workers: benefit, high. If adopted, this resolution would create a federal job guarantee run by the Department of Labor. The Treasury would fund the program and send money to local employment offices, with an initial 3-year startup focused on high-unemployment areas. Adults 18 and older would be eligible for full- or part…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-1554 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1554)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1554 (as of 2026-09-25).