3.0.0 3476 2022-02-08T23:15:30Z 2022-02-08T23:15:30Z Senate S 2020-03-12 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-12T18:08:00Z Coronavirus Worker Relief Act 116 6207 HR 2020-03-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS Layoff Prevention Act of 2020 116 8213 HR 2020-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS 2020-03-12 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI N D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2020-03-12 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-03-12 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-03-12 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-03-12 True R000615 Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] Mitt Romney R UT 2020-03-12 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2020-03-12 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2020-03-12 True Emergency Management Cardiovascular and respiratory health Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Self-employed Unemployment Wages and earnings Emergency Management 00 2020-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2020-03-30T14:14:19Z Coronavirus Worker Relief Act

This bill provides for unemployment benefits to workers affected by the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).

In any major disaster emergency declared by the President related to the coronavirus, the President may provide assistance for unemployment and lost wages, including by expanding the eligibility for assistance.

An individual in an area for which such a declaration is declared shall be eligible for unemployment assistance if he or she

  • has experienced a week of unemployment in such area as a result of the coronavirus;
  • has good cause to voluntarily reduce regular work hours or refuse a bona fide offer of employment, or, in the case of an unemployed self-employed individual, refuses to resume or commence suitable self-employment, for a reason such as illness or incapacity, family crises, or changed individual or family circumstances in the area, as a result of the coronavirus; or
  • is unable to work due to the immediate federal, state, tribal, or local government response to the coronavirus.

The assistance authorized for a week of unemployment shall be not less than the weekly amount authorized under the unemployment compensation law of the state for which the disaster declaration was issued.

The state unemployment compensation requirement that an individual be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work shall not apply. Compensation shall be made to an individual otherwise eligible without any waiting period.

]]> Coronavirus Worker Relief Act Display Title Coronavirus Worker Relief Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Coronavirus Worker Relief Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for unemployment benefits to workers affected by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3476is/xml/BILLS-116s3476is.xml 2020-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.