Coronavirus Worker Relief Act
Latest action · Mar 12, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coronavirus Worker Relief Act
This bill provides for unemployment benefits to workers affected by the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).
If the President issues an emergency declaration or major disaster declaration due to the coronavirus for a state or Indian tribe, the declaration shall be deemed to be a major disaster for the purpose of carrying out provisions regarding unemployment 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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 11, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Mar 11, 2020 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Mar 11, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2020 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Mar 12, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Mar 11, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 47, March 11, 2020, page H1662.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45478 | Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 116th Congress | Report | Mar 8, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3476 | Coronavirus Worker Relief Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for unemployment benefits to workers affected by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Coronavirus Worker Relief Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
