I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7306 
To amend the CARES Act to terminate unemployment insurance benefit 
payments under such Act and to rescind unobligated balances of amounts 
appropriated for the purpose of such payments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2026 
Mr. MILLER of Ohio (for himself, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. BALDERSON, and 
Mr. CAREY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the CARES Act to terminate unemployment insur-
ance benefit payments under such Act and to rescind 
unobligated balances of amounts appropriated for the 
purpose of such payments, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clawing back Lapsed 
Obligations from State Emergency programs Act’’ or the 
‘‘CLOSE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF CARES UNEMPLOYMENT INSUR-
ANCE FUNDS. 
(a) PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) 
TERMINATION
OF
ASSISTANCE
PAY-
MENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2102 of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9021) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 
and notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, beginning on the 30th day after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, this section (except sub-
sections (d)(4) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub-
section (g)) shall have no force or effect. The Sec-
retary may not make payments under subsection 
(f)(2)(A) after such date. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), the Secretary may continue 
to pay to States the amounts described in subsection 
(f)(2)(B).’’. 
(2) RESCISSION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The unobligated bal-
ances of amounts in the extended unemploy-
ment compensation account (as established by 
section 905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
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U.S.C. 1105(a)) of the Unemployment Trust 
Fund (as established by section 904(a) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a)) that were appropriated 
pursuant to section 2102(g)(1) of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9021(g)(1)) are hereby re-
scinded. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
PENSATION AND MIXED EARNER UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
PENSATION.— 
(1) TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY INCREASE IN 
BENEFITS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2104 of the 
CARES ACT (15 U.S.C. 9023) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 
and notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, beginning on the 30th day after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, this section (other than 
subsections (f) and (h) and paragraphs (1)(A)(ii), 
(1)(B), (2), and (3) of subsection (d)) shall have no 
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force or effect. The Secretary may not make pay-
ments under subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) after such date. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), the Secretary may continue 
to pay to States the amounts described in subsection 
(d)(1)(A)(ii).’’. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
AGREEMENTS.—Section 
2104(a) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No 
State may enter or reenter an agreement under this 
section on or after the date of enactment of this sen-
tence.’’ 
(3) RESCISSION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The unobligated bal-
ances of amounts appropriated under para-
graph (3) of subsection (d) of section 2104 of 
the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023) for the pur-
poses of carrying out paragraph (1)(A)(i) of 
such subsection are hereby rescinded. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
PENSATION.— 
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(1) REPEAL.—Subsections (c) and (d)(1) of 
section 2107 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025) 
are hereby repealed. 
(2) RESCISSION.—The unobligated balances of 
amounts in the extended unemployment compensa-
tion account (as established by section 905(a) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1105(a)) of the Un-
employment Trust Fund (as established by section 
904(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a)) that were 
appropriated pursuant to section 2107(d)(1) of the 
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025(d)(1)) are hereby re-
scinded. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection and the 
amendments made by this subsection shall take ef-
fect on the date that is 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
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