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SENATE 1712117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

A bill to amend subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act to require confirmation of employment status for long-term unemployed individuals, and for other purposes.

Last Action
5/19/2021

Actions

  • 2021-05-19Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2021-05-19Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-05-19 (00)

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 (4)

  • Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
  • Rick Scott (R-FL)
  • Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)

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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