BRIDGE for Workers Act

Bill: 118-hr-5861
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2023-10-02
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs

Unemployment
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Became Public Law No: 118-120.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-10-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act</strong></p><p>This bill permanently expands the allowable purposes for certain Department of Labor grants to states for reemployment services and eligibility assessments. Specifically, the bill permanently allows these grants to be used to fund reemployment services and eligibility assessments for all claimants for unemployment compensation.</p><p>(Under the current statute, the grants may only be used to provide such services to a subset of claimants who have been identified by the state as likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and need job search assistance to become employed. However, in recent years, annual appropriations acts have allowed the grants to be used for all claimants for unemployment compensation. This bill makes this authority permanent.) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

action_date: 2023-11-21
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act</strong></p><p>This bill&nbsp;permanently expands the allowable purposes for certain Department of Labor grants to states for reemployment services and eligibility assessments. Specifically, the bill permanently&nbsp;allows these grants to be used to fund reemployment services and eligibility assessments for all claimants for unemployment compensation. </p><p>(Under the current statute, the grants may only be used to provide such services to a subset of claimants who have been identified by the state as likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and&nbsp;need job search assistance to become employed. However, in recent years, annual appropriations acts have allowed the grants to be used for all claimants for unemployment compensation. This bill makes this authority permanent.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

action_date: 2024-11-25
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act</strong></p><p>This act permanently expands the allowable purposes for certain Department of Labor grants to states for reemployment services and eligibility assessments. Specifically, the act permanently allows these grants to be used to fund reemployment services and eligibility assessments for all claimants for unemployment compensation.</p><p>(Under the current statute, the grants may only be used to provide such services to a subset of claimants who have been identified by the state as likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and need job search assistance to become employed. However, in recent years, annual appropriations acts have allowed the grants to be used for all claimants for unemployment compensation. This act makes this authority permanent.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four H. R. 5861 AN ACT To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act . 2. Eligibility for reemployment services (a) In general Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 506(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking individuals referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j) and inserting claimants for regular compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j), ; and (2) by striking such individuals and inserting such claimants . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5861 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act . 2. Eligibility for reemployment services (a) In general Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 506(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking individuals referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j) and inserting claimants for regular compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j), ; and (2) by striking such individuals and inserting such claimants . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5861 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act . 2. Eligibility for reemployment services (a) In general Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 506(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking individuals referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j) and inserting claimants for regular compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j), ; and (2) by striking such individuals and inserting such claimants . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 222 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5861 [Report No. 118–277] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2023 Mr. LaHood (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means November 21, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 2, 2023 A BILL To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act . 2. Eligibility for reemployment services (a) In general Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 506(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking individuals referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j) and inserting claimants for regular compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j), ; and (2) by striking such individuals and inserting such claimants . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

November 21, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5861 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2023 Mr. LaHood (for himself and Mr. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act . 2. Eligibility for reemployment services Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 506(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking individuals referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j) and inserting claimants for unemployment compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j), ; and (2) by striking such individuals and inserting such claimants .