HR 5861

BRIDGE for Workers Act

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US Congress

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118th Congress (2023-2024)

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Jun 13, 2026, 10:20 PM

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Bill overview

Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act or the BRIDGE for Workers ActThis bill permanently expands the allowable purposes for certain Department of Labor grants to states for reemployment services and eligibility assessments. Specifically, the bill permanently allows these grants to be used to fund reemployment services and eligibility assessments for all claimants for unemployment compensation.(Under the current statute, the grants may only be used to provide such services to a subset of claimants who have been identified by the state as likely to exhaust unemployment benefits and need job search assistance to become employed. However, in recent years, annual appropriations acts have allowed the grants to be used for all claimants for unemployment compensation. This bill makes this authority permanent.)

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2024-11-25

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11/13/2024SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6567)
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11/13/2024Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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9/17/2024HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5253)
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9/17/2024Voice vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5253)
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Passage without roll call

11/13/2024SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6567)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
11/13/2024Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
9/17/2024HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5253)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
9/17/2024Voice vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5253)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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