Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6063
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2023-10-25
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-10-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> <strong>Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill allows workers engaged in a labor dispute to receive unemployment compensation. It also exempts such workers from the requirement that they be available to work and are actively seeking work.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6063 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2023 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Norcross , Ms. Adams , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Bowman , Ms. Budzinski , Mr. Casar , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Deluzio , Mr. Espaillat , Mrs. Foushee , Mr. Robert Garcia of California , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Green of Texas , Ms. Hoyle of Oregon , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Mr. Magaziner , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Norton , Ms. Omar , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Porter , Ms. Pressley , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Soto , Mr. Thanedar , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Trone , Mr. Vargas , and Ms. Velázquez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to provide that an individual engaged in a labor dispute may receive unemployment benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2023 . 2. Unemployment insurance for striking workers (a) In general Section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (18), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (19) and inserting ; and , and by adding at the end the following: (20) in the case of an individual who is employed but unable to work due to a labor dispute (as defined in section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152(5) ), including an individual unable to work as an indirect result of such a labor dispute, compensation is payable to such individual as though such individual were unemployed beginning on the date that is the earlier of— (A) the date that is 14 days after the date on which a strike began; (B) the date on which a lock-out began; (C) the date on which the employer hired permanent replacement workers; or (D) the date on which the strike or lock-out ended and the individual became unemployed. . (b) Exemption from work availability requirement Section 303(a)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 503(a)(12) ) is amended by inserting (other than a claimant who is an individual unable to work due to a labor dispute as described in section 3304(a)(20) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after claimant .