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HR 6680 116th Congress House

Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act

Official title: To amend title II of division A of the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesPoverty and welfare assistance
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May 4, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 1, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
May 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act

This bill expands eligibility for pandemic unemployment assistance to include individuals with no recent attachment to the workforce (e.g., students), extends the availability of federal pandemic unemployment compensation, and provides federal pandemic unemployment compensation to individuals working reduced hours.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3619 Identical bill Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 59
All 59 Democratic 49
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 29, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 9, 2020
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Jun 11, 2020
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 8, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 8, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · May 8, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 8, 2020
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 8, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· May 8, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · May 8, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 8, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 8, 2020
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 8, 2020
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 8, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 1, 2020
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 1, 2020
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 1, 2020
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Brownley, Julia
California · May 1, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 1, 2020
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 1, 2020
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Chu, Judy
California · May 1, 2020
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 1, 2020
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 1, 2020
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 1, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 1, 2020
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 1, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· May 1, 2020
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 1, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 1, 2020
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · May 1, 2020
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Huffman, Jared
California · May 1, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 1, 2020
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 1, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 1, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 1, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· May 1, 2020
Levin, Andy
· May 1, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· May 1, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 1, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2020
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 1, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 1, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 1, 2020
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 1, 2020
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 1, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· May 1, 2020
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 1, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6680: Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6680/
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"H.R. 6680: Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6680/.
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