Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/1/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- 2021-03-01Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-03-01Introduced in House
- 2021-03-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-01 (00)
Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Labor to study and report on the technology needs of federal and state unemployment compensation programs. Based on this study, Labor must develop, operate, and maintain a modular set of technology capabilities to modernize the delivery of unemployment compensation.
Before the deployment of the technology capabilities to all states, Labor must select at least four states to participate in a pilot program to test the technology capabilities and demonstrate that they meet requirements.
The bill establishes accessibility requirements for filing online unemployment compensation claims. In addition, it prohibits the technology capabilities from relying solely on a high-risk automated decision system to (1) deny a claim for unemployment compensation, (2) reduce the amount of unemployment compensation for which a claimant is eligible, or (3) deny a claimant's right to appeal an unemployment compensation decision.
Cosponsors (20)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Business records
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Disability and paralysis
- Employment taxes
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Public contracts and procurement
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Technology assessment
- Unemployment
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