Bill Details
HR.1119 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-07 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced Date
2025-02-07
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
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Cosponsors
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This bill would make new work-related rules for people getting unemployment benefits. It says that, if a state asks, a person receiving benefits must respond to job-related contact, go to interviews and reemployment services at the agreed time, and follow other reasonable requests tied to possible work, including drug tests or skill checks. It also lets employers or other people involved in hiring tell the state when a claimant does not follow these rules. In addition, the bill calls for a study of whether more random audits would improve how state unemployment programs are run, and it limits federal money for extended or emergency unemployment benefits unless a state includes these new requirements in its law.
- People collecting regular unemployment payments would have to take part in work search or reemployment steps when the state asks.
- States would need a way for a potential employer to report when a claimant does not comply with the work-related rules.
- The Labor Secretary would study whether increasing random audits would help prevent mistakes and improve state unemployment systems.
- Federal funds for extended unemployment benefits could be sent to a state only if the state has the required work rules in place.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1119 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1119
To amend titles III and IX of the Social Security Act to require
individuals receiving unemployment compensation to fulfill certain
requirements in relation to suitable work, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 7, 2025
Mr. Edwards (for himself, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, and Mr. Austin
Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend titles III and IX of the Social Security Act to require
individuals receiving unemployment compensation to fulfill certain
requirements in relation to suitable work, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Integrity Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. REFORM OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TO PROMOTE WORK.
(a) Interview Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(13) A requirement that, as a condition of eligibility
for regular compensation for any week, a claimant must, if
requested, in relation to work that may be available--
``(A) respond to requests;
``(B) schedule and attend an interview and
participate in reemployment services at an agreed upon
time; and
``(C) comply with any other reasonable request,
including any request that an individual undergo drug
testing or skill assessments.''.
(2) Reporting of noncompliance.--Section 303(a) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 503(a)), as amended by paragraph (1), is further
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(14) A method by which a person with whom a claimant is
seeking employment may voluntarily report to the State the
failure of a claimant to comply with the State law provisions
described in paragraphs (12) and (13).''.
(b) Audit Requirement.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall conduct a
study on the effect of increasing the number of random audits
under the Beneficiary Accuracy Management program on the
administration of State unemployment compensation laws.
(2) Audit program adjustments.--Not later than 1 year after
submitting the report required under paragraph (1), if such
report indicates that increasing the number of random audits
under the Benefit Accuracy Measurement program (or any
successor audit program) will improve the administration of
State unemployment compensation laws, the Secretary shall
prescribe regulations to increase the number of such audits in
accordance with such report.
(c) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall, with respect
to a State, apply to weeks beginning after the date that is 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) States with biennial legislative sessions.--In the case
of a State whose legislature is not in session during the 1-
year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall, with respect
to such State, apply to weeks beginning after the end of the
first session of the State legislature which begins after the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTENDED AND EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION.
(a) In General.--Section 905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1105) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ``Amounts'' and
inserting ``Subject to subsection (e), amounts''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Limitation on Funds Transfers.--(1) Amounts in the extended
unemployment compensation account may not be transferred to a State
account for the purposes of any unemployment compensation law unless
the Secretary of Labor certifies that the State law under which such
unemployment compensation will be administered includes the provisions
required by paragraphs (13) and (14) of section 303(a).
``(2) The provisions of this subsection shall apply notwithstanding
any other provision of law enacted after the date of enactment of the
Unemployment Integrity Act of 2025, unless such other provision of law
specifically cites this subsection.''.
(b) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments
made by subsection (a) shall, with respect to a State, apply to
weeks beginning after the date that is 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) States with biennial legislative sessions.--In the case
of a State whose legislature is not in session during the 1-
year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
amendments made by subsection (a) shall, with respect to such
State, apply to weeks beginning after the end of the first
session of the State legislature which begins after the date of
enactment of this Act.
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