Strengthening Unemployment Programs to Provide Opportunities for Recovery and Training for New Workers Act or the SUPPORT for New Workers Act
This bill provides weekly payments to individuals who forego Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation by finding work with a new employer. An eligible individual receives a weekly payment of $180 for each week that the individual remains employed with the new employer, up to a maximum of nine weeks. This bonus payment is only available for weeks of employment after the bill is enacted and prior to September 6, 2021.
These payments, made by states under the bill, are subject to 100% federal reimbursement in the same manner as Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4015 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4015
To amend subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act to
support workers as they re-enter the labor force by providing a newly
employed worker allowance, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 17, 2021
Ms. Sherrill (for herself, Mr. Meijer, and Ms. Spanberger) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means
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A BILL
To amend subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act to
support workers as they re-enter the labor force by providing a newly
employed worker allowance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Unemployment Programs
to Provide Opportunities for Recovery and Training for New Workers
Act'' or the ``SUPPORT for New Workers Act''.
SEC. 2. NEWLY EMPLOYED WORKER ALLOWANCE.
(a) In General.--Section 2104(b) of the Cares Act (Public Law 116-
136) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Newly employed worker allowance.--
``(A) In general.--Any agreement under this section
shall provide that the State agency of the State will,
in addition to payments described in paragraph (1),
make up to 9 weekly payments for each week during the
benefit period, in the amount of $180, to each
individual who--
``(i) was eligible for Federal Pandemic
Unemployment Compensation under paragraph (1)
or for pandemic unemployment assistance under
section 2102 for any week ending on or after
the date of enactment of this paragraph;
``(ii) is no longer so eligible (as
determined by the State), as a result of
earnings due to commencing employment; and
``(iii) remains employed, as verified by
the individual (with notice of such payments
provided to the individual's employer) on at
least a biweekly basis, throughout the benefit
period.
``(B) Benefit period.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `benefit period' means, with
respect to an individual, a period--
``(i) beginning on the date the individual
commenced employment as described in
subparagraph (A)(ii); and
``(ii) ending on September 6, 2021.
``(C) Timing of payments.--
``(i) In general.--Payments for which an
individual is eligible under this paragraph
(including a one-time lump sum payment as
described in clause (ii)) shall be made as soon
as practicable after the individual has
commenced employment as described in
subparagraph (A)(ii).
``(ii) One-time payment exception.--In any
case in which a State certifies to the
Secretary that payments under subparagraph (A)
cannot be implemented, due to administrative
challenges, before the date that is 3 weeks
after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
such State may elect, in lieu of making the
payments described in such subparagraph, to
make a one-time lump sum payment to each
individual described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
such subparagraph in an amount equal to the
product of $180 multiplied by the number of
weeks in the individual's benefit period.
``(D) Conditions of repayment.--In any case in
which an individual who receives a payment under this
paragraph after commencing employment voluntarily
separates from such employment before the date that is
6 weeks after the date of such payment, such individual
shall be ineligible for regular compensation and any
unemployment benefits described in subsection (i)(2)
until such time as the individual repays all payments
received under this paragraph to the State agency,
except that this subparagraph shall not apply if the
individual voluntarily separated from employment for
the purpose of--
``(i) quarantining due to a COVID-19
infection or recovering from a COVID-19
infection;
``(ii) caring for a relative who has
contracted COVID-19 or a child whose school or
day care center is closed because of COVID-19;
or
``(iii) avoiding contraction of COVID-19 as
a result of unsafe working conditions that
violate OSHA health and safety regulations.
``(E) Special rule.--Payments made pursuant to an
agreement under this paragraph shall not be considered
to violate the withdrawal requirements of section
303(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
503(a)(5)) or section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104 of such Act is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``will make
payments'' and inserting ``will, in addition to payments
described in paragraph (4), make payments'';
(2) in subsections (d) and (f), by inserting ``, payments
under subsection (b)(4),'' after ``Federal Pandemic
Unemployment Compensation'' each place it appears; and
(3) in subsection (h), by inserting ``, and any payment
under subsection (b)(4),'' after ``Federal Pandemic
Unemployment Compensation''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
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