118 HR 6779 IH: Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-12-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6779IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 14, 2023Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo end unemployment payments to jobless millionaires.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2023.

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Ending unemployment payments to jobless millionaires

(a)

Prohibition

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to make payments of unemployment compensation (including such compensation under the Federal-State Extended Compensation Act of 1970) in a year to an individual whose adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than $1,000,000.(b)

Compliance

Any application for unemployment compensation shall include a form or procedure for an individual applicant to certify that such individual is not prohibited from receiving unemployment compensation pursuant to subsection (a).(c)

Audits

The certifications required by subsection (b) shall be auditable by the Department of Labor or the Government Accountability Office. (d)

Effective date

The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.