Getting Americans Back to Work Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6805 To ensure that additional unemployment benefits do not result in an indi- vidual receiving unemployment compensation that is more than the amount of wages the individual was earning prior to becoming unem- ployed. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 12, 2020 Mr. BUDD (for himself and Mr. BUCK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To ensure that additional unemployment benefits do not re- sult in an individual receiving unemployment compensa- tion that is more than the amount of wages the indi- vidual was earning prior to becoming unemployed. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Getting Americans 4 Back to Work Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:38 May 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6805.IH H6805 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6805 IH SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of division 2 A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended 3 by inserting after section 2107 the following: 4 ‘‘SEC. 2107A. LIMITATION ON TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT BEN- 5 EFITS. 6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 2102, 7 2104, and 2107, in no case may the sum of unemployment 8 benefits paid to an individual under such sections and as 9 determined under State law for any week exceed the 10 amount of the individual’s average weekly wages for an 11 appropriate period prior to the receipt of assistance under 12 such sections, as determined by the Secretary of Labor. 13 ‘‘(b) REPORTING; RECOVERY.—The Secretary of 14 Labor shall, in accordance with applicable laws and regu- 15 lations, have the authority to require such wage reporting 16 as needed to implement this section and to recover any 17 amounts paid in excess of any limit established by law.’’. 18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 19 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to weeks of unem- 20 ployment beginning on or after June 1, 2020. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:38 May 30, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6805.IH H6805 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS