HR 5285 United States House · 117th Congress

Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

Summary

Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021 This bill extends pandemic unemployment compensation provisions set to expire on September 6, 2021, until February 1, 2022. Extended provisions include benefits to covered individuals who are not eligible for regular unemployment compensation or traditional extended benefits, the $300 weekly benefit increase, waiting week benefits, and federal reimbursement of short-time compensation. The bill also increases the maximum duration of compensation from 79 weeks to 100 weeks.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Sep 2021

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Introduced Sep 17, 2021 Last action Sep 17, 2021

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Sep 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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Sep 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Sep 17, 2021

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1 primary · 31 co-sponsors