Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021 2021-09-17 Introduced in House Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

This bill extends pandemic unemployment compensation provisions set to expire on September 6, 2021, until February 1, 2022.

Extended provisions include

  • benefits to covered individuals who are not eligible for regular unemployment compensation or traditional extended benefits,
  • the $300 weekly benefit increase,
  • waiting week benefits, and
  • federal reimbursement of short-time compensation.

The bill also increases the maximum duration of compensation from 79 weeks to 100 weeks.

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