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H.R. 6746 116th Congress House

Emergency Benefits for Independent Workers Program Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 8, 2020 Introduced by: Suzan K. DelBene Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 8, 2020
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Benefits for Independent Workers Program Act

This bill establishes grants for states to provide workers in alternative work arrangements such as independent contractors, domestic workers, temporary workers, or self-employed individuals with portable, work-related benefits. Specifically, states must use such grants to address the state's administration of unemployment compensation and design and implement approaches to provide individuals in alternative work arrangements with benefits that may be maintained upon changing jobs including, but not limited to, paid leave, health insurance, and retirement savings options.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4276 Emergency Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
Napolitano, Grace
· Aug 21, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· Aug 21, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · May 8, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· May 8, 2020
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6746: Emergency Benefits for Independent Workers Program Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6746/
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