H.R. 7013 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2020Mr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of division A of the CARES Act to provide reemployment support benefits to recently unemployed individuals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jump-Start the American Economy Act. 2. Reemployment support benefits (a) In general Section 2104(b) of the Cares Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Reemployment support benefits (A) In general Any agreement under this section may also provide that the State agency of the State may, except as provided in subparagraph (B), make weekly payments of reemployment support benefits in the amount of $600 to each individual who— (i) was eligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under paragraph (1) for any week prior to the date of enactment of this Act; and (ii) is no longer so eligible as a result of obtaining reemployment. (B) Disqualification An individual described in subparagraph (A) shall be ineligible for reemployment support benefits under this paragraph if, upon obtaining reemployment, the individual has weekly wages that exceed the total amount of unemployment assistance the individual received for the previous week under this subtitle and as determined under State law. (C) Duration Payments to an individual under this paragraph shall begin with the 1st week for which the individual is not eligible for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and shall end with the earlier of— (i) the 6th week following such week; or (ii) the last week with respect to which the agreement applies. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 2104 of such Act is amended— (1) by inserting or payments under subsection (b)(2) after Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation each place it appears in subsection (d) or (f) of such section; and (2) in subsection (g), by inserting , as such provisions apply with respect to Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, after the preceding provisions of this section.