Emergency Unemployment Relief for Nonprofits Act

Bill: 117-hr-919
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2021-02-08
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Labor standards

Licensing and registrations

Motor carriers

Puerto Rico

Unemployment

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Emergency Unemployment Relief for Nonprofits Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends funding through October 3, 2021, for the reimbursement to state unemployment funds of amounts otherwise required of certain government entities and nonprofit organizations. Under current law, this period ends on September 6, 2021.</p> <p> The bill also increases the amount of these reimbursements from 50% to 75% of amounts paid for weeks of unemployment beginning after March 31, 2021, and ending on or before October 3, 2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 919 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Casten (for himself and Ms. DelBene ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title IX of the Social Security Act to extend and increase emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Unemployment Relief for Nonprofits Act . 2. Extension of emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and nonprofit organizations (a) In general Section 903(i)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(D) ) is amended by striking March 14, 2021 and inserting October 3, 2021 . (b) Increase in reimbursement rate Section 903(i)(1)(B) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1103(i)(1)(B) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting and except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph after as determined by the Secretary of Labor ; and (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: With respect to the amounts of such compensation paid for weeks of unemployment beginning after March 31, 2021, and ending on or before October 3, 2021, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting 75 percent for one-half . .