Energy funding now requires good wages, trainees, and local input.
H.R. 10402 — Good Energy Jobs Act of 2026 · Filed by Paul Tonko (D-NY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets new rules for groups that get government money for energy work. Groups must pay workers a set wage. They must hire trainees for at least 15% of jobs. They must stay neutral if workers want to form a union. Large projects need a deal between the group and unions. Groups must make a plan showing how the project helps the area. The plan must cover local hiring and job quality. At least 40% of money must go to poor areas. If a group breaks these rules, the government can take back the money.
Who it affects
Workers on government-funded energy projects get set wages and the right to organize unions. Poor areas get a say in how projects are designed. Groups that get government energy money must follow the new wage and hiring rules.
One thing to notice
The bill requires groups to put at least 40% of government energy money into poor areas. Groups must also keep making things in the United States for five years.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (25,532 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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