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Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] · R–MP
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E179)
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act would add the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa to several provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act. Each territory would receive an annual allotment equal to half of Guam’s allotment under the specified paragraph. These allotments would begin in the first fiscal year when total funding available for section 6 allotments exceeds the fiscal year 2025 level and continue each fiscal year afterward.
This Act may be cited as the Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act.
Section 2(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)) is amended by inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, after Guam,.
(2) beginning with the first fiscal year for which the total amount available for allotments under this section is greater than the total amount available for allotments under this section for fiscal year 2025, and for each succeeding fiscal year, to each of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, an amount which is equal to one-half of the amount allotted to Guam under paragraph (1) for the corresponding fiscal year.
The bill would insert the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa after Guam in the Act’s section 2(5), under the bill’s definitions amendment. The existing definition is not reproduced, so its full scope cannot be established from this text.
(a) Definitions Section 2(5) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)) is amended by inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, after Guam,.
The bill would also insert both territories after Guam in section 5(b)(1), which the bill identifies as concerning an unemployment compensation law requirement. The amendment does not reproduce that requirement or explain how it currently treats Guam.
(b) Unemployment compensation law requirement Section 5(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, after Guam,.
In the funding-allocation provisions, the bill would expand the phrase “except for Guam” to include both territories and add their names after Guam in section 6(b)(1). It would also restructure the “first allot” language, placing Guam and the Virgin Islands in paragraph (1) before adding the new territorial allotments in paragraph (2). The surrounding statutory language is needed to establish the full effects on existing allocation rules.
(c) Allotments Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 49e) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking except for Guam and inserting except for Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa;
(B) by striking first allot to Guam and the Virgin Islands and inserting the following: first allot— (1) to Guam and the Virgin Islands ; (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (2) beginning with the first fiscal year
(2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting , the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, after Guam.
Each territory’s new allotment—a designated share of available funding—would equal one-half of Guam’s allotment under paragraph (1) for the same fiscal year. This specifies a funding formula rather than a fixed dollar amount.
to each of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, an amount which is equal to one-half of the amount allotted to Guam under paragraph (1) for the corresponding fiscal year.
The new allotments would start in the first fiscal year when the total available for section 6 allotments exceeds the fiscal year 2025 total. Once that threshold is met, the text provides for allotments in every succeeding fiscal year; it does not require funding to exceed the threshold again each year or specify an end date.
beginning with the first fiscal year for which the total amount available for allotments under this section is greater than the total amount available for allotments under this section for fiscal year 2025, and for each succeeding fiscal year
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated February 11, 2026, records introduction in the House, referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and sponsor introductory remarks on March 3, 2025. This snapshot does not establish whether the bill subsequently advanced or became law.
Source snapshot updated 2026-02-11T15:11:31Z. 2025-03-03: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. 2025-03-03: Introduced in House 2025-03-03: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E179)
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The Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa would each receive a dedicated allotment equal to one-half of Guam’s allotment under paragraph (1) for the corresponding fiscal year. The allotments would begin in the first fiscal year when total section 6 funding exceeds the fiscal year 2025 total and continue in each succeeding fiscal year. This formula for two named territories is a materially narrow funding benefit central to the bill’s territorial expansion; the finding rests on the dedicated allotments, rather than merely on extending program participation.
(2) beginning with the first fiscal year for which the total amount available for allotments under this section is greater than the total amount available for allotments under this section for fiscal year 2025, and for each succeeding fiscal year, to each of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, an amount which is equal to one-half of the amount allotted to Guam under paragraph (1) for the corresponding fiscal year.
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