HR 6271
Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order for a National or State Public Health Emergency Act of 2020
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Bill overview
This bill, the Unemployment Assistance for Individuals Impacted by Quarantine Order Act, allows the President to treat national or state public health emergencies, like pandemics, as major disasters for unemployment assistance purposes. It provides compensation to individuals under quarantine orders or caring for medically at-risk family members, based on their regular work hours and considering their state’s unemployment insurance benefits. The assistance aims to cover a significant portion of lost wages, up to a maximum amount determined by each state’s regulations, and will cease when the public health emergency ends.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Cosponsors
Filemon Vela
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