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Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

Introduced: September 17, 2021 Introduced by: Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Sep 17, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 17, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

This bill extends pandemic unemployment compensation provisions set to expire on September 6, 2021, until February 1, 2022.

Extended provisions include

  • benefits to covered individuals who are not eligible for regular unemployment compensation or traditional extended benefits,
  • the $300 weekly benefit increase,
  • waiting week benefits, and
  • federal reimbursement of short-time compensation.

The bill also increases the maximum duration of compensation from 79 weeks to 100 weeks.

What's happening now September 17, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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