House Bill

H.R. 5861

119th Congress

Legacy Act of 2025

In Committee
Introduced:Oct 28, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree

Representative

Democratic
ME-1

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Labor and Employment

Summary

This bill makes permanent a recent policy that allows the Department of Labor to provide reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all unemployment insurance claimants, not just a subset. This helps ensure that all workers who lose their jobs can access support to find new employment.

Latest Action

Became Public Law No: 118-120.