Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4442
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2020-08-05
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Self-employed

Unemployment
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020</b><br> <br> This bill allows states to provide pandemic unemployment assistance to individuals who earn a combination of regular wages and a minimum of $7,250 of self-employed annual income (1) instead of regular unemployment compensation if they are otherwise eligible, or (2) if they are still employed at their regular-wage job, but unable to earn self-employed income due to circumstances related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).<br> <br> Under current law, individuals earning such mixed income are only eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance if they are not eligible for regular unemployment and unable to work due to COVID-19. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4442 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2020 Mr. Warner (for himself, Ms. Smith , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Harris , Mr. Markey , Ms. Klobuchar , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Warren , Mr. Heinrich , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read 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 provide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to individuals with mixed income sources, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mixed Earner Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Act of 2020 . 2. Coverage of mixed-income individuals (a) In general Section 2102(c) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Coverage of mixed-income individuals In the case of an individual who— (A) (i) would be a covered individual but for subsection (a)(3)(A)(i); or (ii) is employed but is unable or unavailable to earn self-employment income because of factors described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and otherwise satisfies the requirements of subsection (a)(3); (B) during the individual’s most recent taxable year ending prior to the individual’s application for assistance under this section, received at least $7,250 from self-employment; and (C) makes an irrevocable election to be treated as a covered individual under this section for each week, with respect to which assistance under this section is available, that begins— (i) after the date of such election; or (ii) before such date, but only if the individual did not otherwise receive unemployment benefits for such week under this section, section 2104, section 2107, or as determined under State law, such individual shall be treated as a covered individual described in subsection (d)(2) for such weeks. An individual with respect to which this paragraph applies for a week shall be deemed ineligible for regular compensation or extended benefits under State or Federal law or pandemic emergency unemployment compensation under section 2107 for such week. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a State participating in an agreement under section 2102 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) unless the State so elects, and shall become effective as determined by such State in agreement with the Secretary of Labor.