H.R. 7957 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7957 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 7, 2020 Ms. Craig (for herself, Ms. Omar, Mr. Phillips, and Ms. McCollum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To clarify the eligibility of high school students to receive Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020. 2. Inclusion of high school students (a) In general Section 2102(a) of the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) includes an individual who meets the criteria described in subparagraph (A) and is a student attending, doing distance learning through, or on vacation from, a secondary school (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), regardless of whether the individual is able to accept employment during school hours; and . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).