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HR 3148 117th Congress House

Help Wanted Act

Official title: To amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to require States to impose certain requirements on individuals seeking pandemic unemployment assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 19, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 12, 2021
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 Latest action May 12, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Wanted Act

This bill eliminates certain work search exceptions and flexibilities in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. Specifically, the bill prohibits states participating in PUA from modifying unemployment work search requirements on an emergency basis to respond to COVID-19. The bill also eliminates a requirement that states be flexible regarding work search requirements for individuals who are unable to search for work because of COVID-19. Similarly, the bill makes individuals who decline to work on the basis of safety concerns related to COVID-19 and claimants who quit working as a direct result of COVID-19 ineligible for PUA.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 16
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Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Sep 28, 2021
Armstrong, Kelly
· Jul 26, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· Jul 22, 2021
Johnson, Bill
· Jul 20, 2021
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 16, 2021
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jul 16, 2021
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jun 16, 2021
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Jun 15, 2021
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jun 14, 2021
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jun 11, 2021
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · May 25, 2021
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · May 21, 2021
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · May 20, 2021
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · May 20, 2021
 R
Cammack, Kat
Florida · May 19, 2021
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · May 19, 2021
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · May 19, 2021
Graves, Garret
· May 19, 2021
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · May 12, 2021
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · May 12, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3148: Help Wanted Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3148/
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"H.R. 3148: Help Wanted Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3148/.
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H.R. 3148, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3148/.
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