H.R. 5861

BRIDGE for Workers Act

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One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America

At the Second Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four

H. R. 5861

AN ACT

To extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers Act.

2.

Eligibility for reemployment services

(a)

In general

Section 306(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 506(a)) is amended—

(1)

by striking individuals referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j) and inserting claimants for regular compensation, including claimants referred to reemployment services as described in section 303(j),; and

(2)

by striking such individuals and inserting such claimants.

(b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.