Guaranteeing Unemployment Assistance and Reducing Deception Act
Summary
Guaranteeing Unemployment Assistance and Reducing Deception Act or the GUARD Act This bill addresses state unemployment insurance programs. Among other provisions, the bill directs the Department of Labor to establish new program performance standards (including measures that address equity and assistance in fraud recovery) and award performance bonuses to states for their excellent performance or substantial improvement with respect to these performance standards.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2022
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Aug 5, 2022
Last action Aug 5, 2022
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Aug 5, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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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Aug 5, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Steven Horsford
DDemocratic
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