3.0.0 242 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z Senate S 2021-02-04 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-04T21:10:02Z Layoff Prevention Act of 2021 117 805 HR 2021-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Identical bill CRS 2021-02-04 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S477) IntroReferral 2021-02-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-04-12 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-04-12 False Labor and Employment State and local government operations Temporary and part-time employment Unemployment Labor and Employment 00 2021-02-04 Introduced in Senate 2021-11-01T15:37:14Z Layoff Prevention Act of 2021

This bill extends temporary funding to reimburse states for making short-time compensation (STC) payments under existing or new STC programs for weeks of unemployment ending on or before five years and six months after enactment of this bill. (STC, also known as work sharing, is a program that provides prorated unemployment compensation to workers whose hours have been reduced in lieu of a layoff.) Under current law, this reimbursement is available for weeks of unemployment ending on or before September 6, 2021.

The bill also extends funding to support STC payments by states that do not have STC programs under state law through 2 years and 13 weeks after enactment of this bill. Under current law, this assistance applies to weeks of unemployment ending on or before September 6, 2021.

Finally, the bill increases funding to the Department of Labor for awarding grants to states to (1) implement, or improve administration of, STC programs; or (2) promote, and enroll employers in, STC programs. In addition, the bill modifies the formula used to allocate such grants. Labor may not award a grant with respect to an application submitted after December 31, 2026. Such changes are retroactive to March 27, 2020.

]]> Layoff Prevention Act of 2021 Display Title Layoff Prevention Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for an extension of temporary financing of short-time compensation programs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Layoff Prevention Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s242is/xml/BILLS-117s242is.xml 2021-02-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S477) 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.