S 1761 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025

This bill prohibits federal unemployment payments to individuals whose prior year's wages reached $1 million or more. It requires applicants to self-certify their income and mandates states to verify wage eligibility through existing systems. Individuals who receive payments they're ineligible for must repay them, and the law prevents federal interference with state-level disqualifications based on high earnings. It directly affects only jobless individuals with very high prior earnings who would otherwise qualify for federal unemployment benefits.
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Introduced May 14, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025
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May 14, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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May 14, 2025
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