Bill > HR1388

This bill, the Workforce Promotion and Access (WPA) Act, establishes a competitive grant program for the Secretary of Labor to provide funding to eligible entities, such as political subdivisions of states, tribal entities, and outlying areas, to create job guarantee programs. These programs must provide jobs with a minimum wage of $15 per hour, health insurance, and paid family and medical leave to any unemployed individual aged 18 or older residing in the eligible entity's area. The bill also creates a "Job Guarantee Program Trust Fund" financed by a new tax on financial transactions, and allows federal agencies to provide jobs through the grant programs. The bill aims to promote employment, reduce poverty, and support various social and economic outcomes in the areas served by the job guarantee programs.