II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 310 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 8, 2011 Mr. Coburn (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To 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 2011.

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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 and the emergency unemployment compensation program under title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008) in a year to an individual whose resources in the preceding year was equal to or greater than $1,000,000. For purposes of the preceding sentence, with respect to a year, an individual's resources shall be determined in the same manner as a subsidy eligible individual's resources are determined for the year under section 1860D–14(a)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3)(E)). (b)

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.