Codify labor and community benefit requirements for Department of Energy financial assistance so it supports high-quality jobs, broad community benefits, domestic manufacturing, and supply chains.

Paul Tonko · New York · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Introduce and pursue the Good Energy Jobs Act to codify labor and community benefit requirements for DOE financial assistance.. Promised outcome: Ensure DOE financial assistance supports high-quality jobs, broad community benefits, domestic manufacturing, and supply chains.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Federal House press release from Tonko's congressional office during his service as U.S. Representative for New York's 20th District.

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U.S. Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) today introduced the Good Energy Jobs Act, legislation that would codify labor and community benefit requirements, mandating that financial assistance delivered by the Department of Energy (DOE) supports high-quality jobs, broad community benefits, domestic…

Tonko introduced the Good Energy Jobs Act to require DOE financial assistance to support labor standards, community benefits, and domestic benefits.

News List | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
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Evidence

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Mr. Tonko (for himself and Ms. Budzinski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text shows Tonko introduced H.R. 10402 and it was referred to committees, indicating effort but not enactment.

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H. R. 10402 (Introduced-in-House)
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legislation that would codify labor and community benefit requirements, mandating that financial assistance delivered by the Department of Energy (DOE) supports high-quality jobs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Tonko's office describes the Good Energy Jobs Act as the vehicle for the promised DOE labor and community benefit requirements.

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Tonko, Heinrich & Budzinski Introduce Good Energy Jobs Act | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-26 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment/evidence shows Tonko and others introduced the Good Energy Jobs Act, which would codify DOE labor and community benefit requirements. The verified record does not show enactment or implementation of those requirements, and no deadline has expired as of 2026-09-26. Introduction supports an effort badge and material attribution for the attempt, but the promised policy outcome remains unresolved.

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