,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ejcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #af1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend subtitle 
,a of title ,,ii of division ,a of the  
,,cares ,act to provide a hardship      
waiver for certain overpayments of      
,pandemic ,unemployment ,assistance4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,relief for ,working ,families  
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,waiver authority   
for certain overpayments of ,pandemic   
,unemployment ,assistance  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #bajb7;d7 of division  
,a of the ,,cares ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#ijba7;d77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#d7 ,waiver        
authority ,in the case of individuals   
who have received amounts of ,pandemic  
,unemployment ,assistance to which they 
were not entitled1 the ,state shall     

require such individuals to repay such  
amounts to the ,state agency1 except    
that the ,state agency may waive such   
repayment if it determines that-- 7,a7  
the payment of such ,pandemic           
,unemployment ,assistance was without   
fault on the part of any such           
individual2 and  7,b7 such repayment    
would be contrary to equity and good    
conscience4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the
 amendment made by this section shall   
take effect as if included in the       
enactment of the ,,cares ,act 7,public  
,law #aaf-acf74