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HR7804119th CongressWALLET

BLS Act

Sponsored By: Representative Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would require the Bureau of Labor Statistics to publicly report monthly, disaggregated labor data and update the agency's statutory duties and wording to make those obligations mandatory.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Monthly labor data by demographics

If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary of Labor to collect Bureau of Labor Statistics data and post it online in accordance with the first section of Public Law 94-311. Reports would be posted by the first Friday of each month. Each report would include unemployment data disaggregated at minimum by geography, race, ethnicity, and gender. Job seekers, workers, researchers, employers, and small businesses would get more frequent and clearer labor information.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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