Establish a Department of Labor pilot grant program for high-unemployment local and Tribal entities to guarantee employment to residents.

Bonnie Watson Coleman · New Jersey · Democratic

spending impact 0.72 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 86%

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Occurrences

This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities.

Congress.gov reports that Watson Coleman sponsored H.R.4278, the Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019, which would create a Department of Labor grant pilot for local and Tribal job guarantee programs.

H.R.4278 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Evidence

H.R.7566: To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs.

Congress.gov lists H.R.7566 in the 119th Congress, sponsored by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, matching the promised Department of Labor job-guarantee grant pilot concept.

never same_term A for effort

Bonnie Watson Coleman | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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This bill has the status Introduced.

The same Congress.gov listing shows H.R.7566 had only been introduced and had not passed either chamber or become law as of the record available for the 119th Congress.

never same_term A for effort

Bonnie Watson Coleman | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Latest Action: House - 02/12/2026 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce... Ways and Means.

The latest official action was referral to House committees, not enactment or implementation. That supports non-fulfillment while crediting a concrete legislative effort.

never same_term A for effort

Bonnie Watson Coleman | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman sponsored H.R.7566 in the 119th Congress to create the Department of Labor job-guarantee pilot grant program described in the promise. The available official-status evidence shows the bill was introduced and referred to House committees, with no passage, enactment, or implementation of the grant program. That is a serious legislative attempt but not fulfillment of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%