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S 2872 116th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Employment and training programs Unemployment

BRIDGE for Workers Act

Introduced: November 14, 2019 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 14, 2019
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Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act

This bill extends eligibility for reemployment services to all individuals claiming unemployment compensation. Currently, only unemployment claimants that are identified as likely to exhaust their regular unemployment compensation are eligible for such reemployment services.

What's happening now November 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1759 Identical bill BRIDGE for Workers Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Nov 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2872: BRIDGE for Workers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2872/
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