Bill > S4935

This bill, the American Worker Holiday Relief Act of 2020, proposes to extend and expand several unemployment assistance programs established under the CARES Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The key provisions include: - Extending Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance programs through October 2021. - Expanding the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program by adding new tiers of extended benefits based on state unemployment levels. - Extending temporary financing of short-time compensation and full federal funding of the first week of regular unemployment for states with no waiting week. - Allowing individuals to request federal income tax withholding from their unemployment benefits. - Clarifying and improving access to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for certain workers, such as those with caregiving responsibilities, unsafe workplaces, or reduced work activities due to the pandemic. - Providing additional relief and assistance to states and employers to help process unemployment claims backlogs. - Expanding Pandemic Unemployment Assistance coverage to certain "mixed-earner" individuals who have both wage and self-employment income.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4935/all-info