Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act

Bill: 117-hr-934
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2021-02-08
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Unemployment
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>Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends COVID-19 pandemic unemployment assistance through October 3, 2021. Specifically, the bill extends federal-state agreements under which the aggregate amount of weekly unemployment compensation included an additional $300 in federal pandemic unemployment compensation. The bill increases such weekly amount to $400 for weeks of unemployment ending after March 14, 2021, and ending on or before October 3, 2021. Under current law, this assistance expired on September 6, 2021.</p> <p> The bill also extends through October 3, 2021, the additional $100 in mixed earner unemployment compensation for certain recipients of self-employment income.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 934 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Mr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the CARES Act to extend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and increase the weekly amount, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act . 2. Extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (a) In general Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023(e)(2) ) is amended by striking March 14, 2021 and inserting October 3, 2021 . (b) Amount Section 2104(b)(3)(A) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(3)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iii) For weeks of unemployment ending after March 14, 2021, and ending on or before October 3, 2021, $400. .