Jump-Start the Economy with Jobs Act
- Last Action
- 5/17/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-17Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2021-05-17Introduced in House
- 2021-05-17Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-17 (00)
Jump-Start the Economy with Jobs Act
This bill requires each state that offers pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) or pandemic emergency unemployment compensation (PEUC) to condition benefit eligibility for a long-term unemployed individual on an employer's confirmation that work is unavailable for the unemployed individual.
Specifically, each state unemployment agency must request confirmation from the unemployed individual's most recent employer that the individual's position is not available at the time of the request. Unless the employer provides this confirmation, the state must terminate the individual's PUA or PEUC.
The bill's provisions apply only to long-term unemployed individuals who have received PUA or PEUC for more than 30 weeks of unemployment.
Cosponsors (18)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- Yvette Herrell (R-NM)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Madison Cawthorn (R-NC)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Bob Good (R-VA)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- C. Franklin (R-FL)
Subjects
- Business records
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Personnel records
- State and local government operations
- Unemployment
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