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HR 934 117th Congress House

Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act

Official title: To amend the CARES Act to extend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and increase the weekly amount, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 2021 Introduced by: Horsford, Steven Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesUnemployment
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Feb 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
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 Latest action February 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act

This bill extends COVID-19 pandemic unemployment assistance through October 3, 2021. Specifically, the bill extends federal-state agreements under which the aggregate amount of weekly unemployment compensation included an additional $300 in federal pandemic unemployment compensation. The bill increases such weekly amount to $400 for weeks of unemployment ending after March 14, 2021, and ending on or before October 3, 2021. Under current law, this assistance expired on September 6, 2021.

The bill also extends through October 3, 2021, the additional $100 in mixed earner unemployment compensation for certain recipients of self-employment income.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1319 Related bill American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 934: Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-934/
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"H.R. 934: Unemployed Worker Lifeline Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-934/.
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H.R. 934, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-934/.
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