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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May 2025
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Introduced May 14, 2025
Last action May 14, 2025
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May 14, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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May 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Role
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Party
State
District
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Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
John Fetterman
DDemocratic
Co
John R. Curtis
RRepublican
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