Getting Americans Back to Work Act
Latest action · May 12, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedMay 12, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Getting Americans Back to Work Act
This bill prohibits an individual from receiving unemployment benefits, including pandemic unemployment compensation, during any week in an amount that exceeds that individual's average weekly wages prior to receiving such benefits.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2020 to Jul 23, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | May 12, 2020 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | May 14, 2020 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 15, 2020 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | May 15, 2020 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | May 15, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | May 15, 2020 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | May 15, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | May 15, 2020 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | May 15, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | May 19, 2020 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 19, 2020 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | May 22, 2020 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | May 22, 2020 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | May 22, 2020 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | May 27, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | May 27, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | May 28, 2020 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jun 4, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jul 23, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 12, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2020Introduced in House
- May 12, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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. 89, May 12, 2020, page H1993.
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that additional unemployment benefits do not result in an individual receiving unemployment compensation that is more than the amount of wages the individual was earning prior to becoming unemployed.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Getting Americans Back to Work Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 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.
