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To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to allow States the flexibility to use staffing arrangements that best suit their needs, for employment service offices.
Summary
This bill amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to give states greater flexibility in staffing their employment service offices. Under current law, employment service offices must meet certain federal staffing requirements. The bill allows states to use either state merit staff or other staff that meet federal contractor requirements to operate employment service offices. This change permits states to choose staffing arrangements that best suit their individual needs and circumstances. The bill does not eliminate federal requirements for staff; staff must still meet the requirements applicable to federal contractors.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
- GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
- WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
- OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
- RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bill Cassidy → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Sep 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Sep 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025
Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to allow States the flexibility to use staffing arrangements that best suit their needs, for employment service offices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Pathways to Paychecks Act”.
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES.
Section 9 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49h) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) States may use State merit staff, or other staff that meet the requirements applicable to Federal contractors, to carry out the duties of employment service offices under this Act.”. <all>
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