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S. 1555Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Get Americans Back To Work Act

Sponsored by Roger MarshallSen. Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Introduced May 11, 2021

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The Get Americans Back To Work Act would end the extra federal pandemic unemployment benefits earlier and lower the supplemental payment amount. It changes the CARES Act so that the additional weekly benefit ends on June 30 2021 and reduces the supplemental amount to $150 for weeks ending between May 31 and June 30 2021. The changes affect workers receiving Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation.

Key Provisions

  • Change the end date for the extended pandemic unemployment compensation from September 6 2021 to June 30 2021.
  • Adjust the date for the amount provision to May 31 2021.
  • Set the supplemental weekly benefit to $150 for weeks of unemployment ending after May 31 2021 and on or before June 30 2021.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

May 11, 2021

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May 11, 2021

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

May 11, 2021

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 11, 2021

II

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1555

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 11, 2021

Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Braun, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To shorten the extension, and the amount, of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation in order to get Americans back to work.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Get Americans Back To Work Act.

2.

Shortening of the extension, and reducing the amount, of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation

(a)

In general

Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(e)(2)) is amended by striking September 6, 2021 and inserting June 30, 2021.

(b)

Amount

Section 2104(b)(3)(A) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(3)(A)) is amended—

(1)

in clause (ii), by striking September 6, 2021 and inserting May 31, 2021; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(iii)

For weeks of unemployment ending after May 31, 2021, and ending on or before June 30, 2021, $150.

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