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H.R. 1458 117th Congress House

Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021

Official title: To modernize the technology for delivering unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 2021 Introduced by: Steven Horsford Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Labor to study and report on the technology needs of federal and state unemployment compensation programs. Based on this study, Labor must develop, operate, and maintain a modular set of technology capabilities to modernize the delivery of unemployment compensation.

Before the deployment of the technology capabilities to all states, Labor must select at least four states to participate in a pilot program to test the technology capabilities and demonstrate that they meet requirements.

The bill establishes accessibility requirements for filing online unemployment compensation claims. In addition, it prohibits the technology capabilities from relying solely on a high-risk automated decision system to (1) deny a claim for unemployment compensation, (2) reduce the amount of unemployment compensation for which a claimant is eligible, or (3) deny a claimant's right to appeal an unemployment compensation decision.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 29 Republican 1
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 28, 2022
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Dec 2, 2021
Porter, Katie
· Dec 2, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 22, 2021
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 22, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· Apr 22, 2021
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 22, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 16, 2021
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 16, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 16, 2021
Pascrell, Bill
· Mar 16, 2021
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Mar 2, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 2, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Mar 2, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 2, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 2, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2021
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Mar 2, 2021
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 2, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 2, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 1, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 1, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 1, 2021
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Mar 1, 2021
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Mar 1, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Mar 1, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 1, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 1, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 1, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 1, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2021
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · Mar 1, 2021
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Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 1, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 1, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 1, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 1, 2021
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 1, 2021
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Mar 1, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1458: Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1458/
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"H.R. 1458: Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1458/.
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H.R. 1458, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1458/.
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