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.
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 19, 2021)
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.
What just happenedMay 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 19, 2021
- May 19, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - May 19, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate