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Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act

Introduced: May 6, 2020 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2291)
May 6, 2020
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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.

What's happening now May 6, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2291)

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  • HR 6680 Identical bill Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3619: Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3619/
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"S. 3619: Strengthening Unemployment Insurance for Coronavirus Impacted Workers and Students Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3619/.
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S. 3619, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3619/.
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