HR1554: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee.

What the bill says

A bill of workers' rights, as a complement to the right to employment, that addresses issues related to worker exploitation, discrimination, harassment, compensation, privacy, autonomy, choice of employment, working conditions, the right to organize and collectively bargain, suitable accommodation for people with disabilities, protection and expansion of existing safety net programs, and other related concerns (hereafter the Workers' Bill of Rights ); (C) to establish, implement, and administer a comprehensive and diverse range of socially necessary and useful public projects, reflective of co.

From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:

a bill of workers' rights, as a complement to the right to employment, that addresses issues related to worker exploitation, discrimination, harassment, compensation, privacy, autonomy, choice of employment, working conditions, the right to organize and collectively bargain, suitable accommodation for people with disabilities, protection and expansion of existing safety net programs, and other related concerns (hereafter the Workers' Bill of Rights ); (C) to establish, implement, and administer a comprehensive and diverse range of socially necessary and useful public projects, reflective of community and regional needs, including direct public job creation programs, and to support related education, training, credentialing, and career development programs, to ensure workers enjoy meaningful choice and appropriate opportunities for growth and advancement in their chosen area of employment (hereafter the enabling programs ); (D) to design and implement the right to employment, Workers' Bill of Rights, and enabling programs through transparent and inclusive consultation, collaboration, and partnership with frontline and vulnerable communities, labor unions, worker cooperatives, civil society groups, State and local governments, academia, and businesses; (E) to take ecological and equitable concerns into consideration when designing and implementing the right to employment, Workers' Bill of Rights, and enabling programs, as well as any other related infrastructural and administrative institutions and procedures; (F) to take any and all necessary steps to ensure, wherever possible, that all …

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