S. 2312
Introduced in Senate · August 5, 2025July 16, 2025
Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Reed, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Fetterman, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To modernize unemployment compensation benefits.
1. Short title; table of contents; TITLE I—MODERNIZATION OF EXTENDED BENEFITS; 101. Full Federal funding of extended unemployment compensation; 102. Improving the extended benefit triggers; 103. Increase in the number of weeks of extended benefits during high unemployment periods; 104. Improved calculation of amounts in an individual’s extended benefit account; 105. Transition for amounts remaining in extended benefit accounts when a State is no longer in an extended benefit period; 106. Coordination of extended benefits with regular compensation; 107. Portability of extended benefits; 108. Additional extended benefit program improvements; 109. Exemption of extended benefits from sequestration; 110. Effective date; TITLE II—MODERNIZATION OF REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT; 201. Floor on the number of weeks; 202. Floor on the minimum replacement of wages; 203. Floor on the maximum benefit; 204. Part-time work; 205. Base period; 206. Expansion of good cause separations; 207. Unemployment compensation for victims of a qualifying act of violence or harassment; 208. Elimination of waiting weeks; 209. Temporary work assignment; 210. Self-employment assistance program; 211. Short-time compensation program; 212. Minimum level of prior employment; 213. Employee status; 214. Eligibility of certain student-workers for unemployment compensation; 215. Dependents' allowance; 216. Labor disputes; 217. Educational employees; 218. Emergency enhanced unemployment compensation; TITLE III—JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE; 301. Jobseeker allowance
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,