H.R. 7604 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7604 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2024Ms. Tokuda (for herself and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide enhanced disaster unemployement assistance to victims of the Hawaii wildfires of 2023, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hawaii Wildfire Disaster Unemployment Assistance Continuity Act. 2. Disaster unemployment assistance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under section 410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177(a)) as a result of a disaster declaration made for the wildfires in Hawaii on August 8, 2023, the President shall make such assistance available for 39 weeks after the date of the disaster declaration.