[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUSPEND THE RULES
Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing:
In accordance with Rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby
give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend Rule
XXII, including germaneness requirements, for the purpose of proposing
and considering amendment no. 2606 on S. 1845, as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. 7. ENDING UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS TO JOBLESS MILLIONAIRES
AND BILLIONAIRES.
(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) to an individual
whose adjusted gross income in the preceding year was equal
to or greater than $1,000,000.
(b) Compliance.--Unemployment Insurance applications shall
include a form or procedure for an individual applicant to
certify the individual's adjusted gross income was not equal
to or greater than $1,000,000 in the preceding year.
(c) Audits.--The certifications required by subsection (b)
shall be auditable by the U.S. Department of Labor or the
U.S. Government Accountability Office.
(d) Status of Applicants.--It is the duty of the states to
verify the residency, employment, legal, and income status of
applicants for Unemployment Insurance and no Federal funds
may be expended for purposes of determining an individual's
eligibility under this Act.
(e) 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.
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