Unemployment Trust Fund Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-3745
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Williams, Brandon [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2023-05-26
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Unemployment Trust Fund Accountability Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires any state that received advances from the Federal Unemployment Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund and owes more than $1 billion as of January 1, 2023, to report on how the state intends to repay the funds. The report must be provided to Congress and the Department of Labor no later than 90 days after the bill's enactment.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzU4ODkwMTUyNzMxNzE4MzgxNzA4NzQxIjp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNTg4OTAxNTI3MzE3MTgzODE3MDg3NDEiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl81ODg5MDE1MjczMTcxODM4MTcwODc0MSIsImF1dGhvciI6ImNpc2VuYmVyZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiSSBjYXBpdGFsaXplZCB0aGUgbmFtZXMgb2YgdGhlIGFjY291bnQgYW5kIHRoZSB0cnVzdCBmdW5kIGZvciBjb25zaXN0ZW5jeSB3aXRoIHRoZSBzdHlsZSBDUlMgZ2VuZXJhbGx5IHVzZXM6IGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNycy5nb3YvUmVwb3J0cy9SUzIyOTU0P3NvdXJjZT1zZWFyY2giLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA2LTE0VDE2OjE1OjA4Ljc0MVoiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wNi0xNFQxNjoxNTowOC43NDFaIn1dfSwibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl85OTMwODgwMTg0MTcxODM4MTczNTE1NSI6eyJ1aWQiOiJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzk5MzA4ODAxODQxNzE4MzgxNzM1MTU1IiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fOTkzMDg4MDE4NDE3MTgzODE3MzUxNTUiLCJhdXRob3IiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoiY2lzZW5iZXJnQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6IkkgYWRkZWQgYSBjb21tYSBhZnRlciB0aGUgZGF0ZSBwZXIgQ1JTIHN0eWxlLCAiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA2LTE0VDE2OjE1OjM1LjE1NVoiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wNi0xNFQxNjoxNTozNS4xNTVaIn1dfX0=-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3745 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2023 Mr. Williams of New York (for himself and Mr. Issa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To direct each State with an outstanding balance in excess of $1,000,000,000, as of January 1, 2023, of advances from the Federal unemployment account to submit to the Secretary of Labor a report detailing how such State intends to repay such advances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unemployment Trust Fund Accountability Act . 2. State report on repayment of debts to unemployment trust fund Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each State with an outstanding balance in excess of $1,000,000,000, as of January 1, 2023, of advances from the Federal unemployment account in the Unemployment Trust Fund under section 1201 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1321 ) shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of Labor a report detailing how such State intends to repay such advances.