H.R. 5285 · 117th Congress · House

Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Introduced
Sep 17, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  4. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  5. SEP 17, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  6. SEP 17, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Committees

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Work and Welfare Subcommittee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2021

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Budget Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2021

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Sep 17, 2021

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