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HR 3495 117th Congress House

National Signing Bonus Act of 2021

Official title: To support both workers and recovery by converting expanded Federal unemployment payments into signing bonuses.

Introduced: May 25, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 25, 2021
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 Latest action May 25, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Signing Bonus Act of 2021

This bill replaces existing Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments for unemployed individuals with two-time signing bonuses for newly employed individuals.

Specifically, the bill allows states to provide up to two direct payments to individuals who are eligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation prior to commencing employment with a new employer. The individual must continue employment with the new employer for at least four weeks before July 4, 2021, to be eligible for the first $1,212 payment under the bill and for at least eight weeks before July 4, 2021, to be eligible for the final $1,212 payment.

The bill otherwise eliminates federal reimbursement for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3316 Identical bill National Signing Bonus Act of 2021
  • S 1557 Identical bill National Signing Bonus Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3495: National Signing Bonus Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3495/
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"H.R. 3495: National Signing Bonus Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3495/.
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H.R. 3495, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3495/.
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