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High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020

Introduced: August 4, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020

This bill makes students attending, participating in distance learning through, or on vacation from a secondary school eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance. Such assistance is generally available to individuals who are otherwise ineligible for other unemployment compensation and unable to work as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

What's happening now August 4, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7957 Identical bill High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Aug 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4437: High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4437/
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"S. 4437: High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4437/.
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S. 4437, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4437/.
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