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S. 2872 116th Congress Senate

BRIDGE for Workers Act

Official title: A bill to amend title III of the Social Security Act to extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 14, 2019 Introduced by: Christopher A. Coons Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment and training programsUnemployment
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 14, 2019
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 Latest action November 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Isakson, Johnny
· Nov 14, 2019
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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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