Bill > S3497

Introduced Session

A bill to provide unemployment assistance to individuals affected by COVID-19, and for other purposes. This bill expands unemployment benefits to certain individuals affected by the public health emergency declared by the Department of Health and Human Services on January 27, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, beginning on enactment of this bill and ending 26 weeks after the COVID-19 public health emergency expires, the Department of Labor must enter into an agreement with a state under which Labor shall finance 100% of such state's unemployment benefit assistance to unemployed workers who are not eligible for other federal or state unemployment insurance; meet certain conditions related to being unemployed, partially unemployed, or unable to work due to COVID-19; are not able to telework; and are not receiving other paid leave.

Committee Categories

Gary Peters (D)*,  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Cory Booker (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Bob Casey (D),  Catherine Cortez Masto (D),  Tammy Duckworth (D),  Dick Durbin (D),  Mazie Hirono (D),  Tim Kaine (D),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Ed Markey (D),  Bob Menendez (D),  Patty Murray (D),  Jack Reed (D),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Chuck Schumer (D),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Jon Tester (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Mark Warner (D),  Elizabeth Warren (D),  Sheldon Whitehouse (D),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 03/12/2020)

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