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H.R. 5285 · 117th Congress

Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 17, 2021

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

Latest action (Sep 17, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 17, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.