HR 3148
117th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Worker safety and health
Help Wanted Act
Introduced: May 12, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 12, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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