S. 3857, Helping Americans Return to Work Act of 2020
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S. 3857, the Helping Americans Return to Work Act of 2020, was introduced in the Senate on June 1, 2020 by Mrs. Loeffler and referred to the Committee on Finance. Its stated purpose is to cap the benefits received under the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program at prior wages. Section 2 amends section 2102(d) of the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act by adding a paragraph providing that, for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after June 1, 2020, the total weekly assistance applicable to an individual, including the increase under section 2104, may not exceed the individual's average weekly wages.
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“S. 3857, Helping Americans Return to Work Act of 2020.”
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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3857
To cap the benefits received under the Federal Pandemic Unemployment
Compensation program at prior wages.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 1, 2020
Mrs. LOEFFLER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To cap the benefits received under the Federal Pandemic
Unemployment Compensation program at prior wages.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Americans Re-
5 turn to Work Act of 2020’’.
6 SEC. 2. CAP ON TEMPORARY INCREASED UNEMPLOYMENT
7 COMPENSATION BENEFITS AT PRIOR WAGES.
8 (a) PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
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9 tion 2102(d) of the Relief for Workers Affected by
10 Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II of divi-
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1 sion A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) is
2 amended—
3 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
4 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The assistance’’ and
5 inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), the assistance’’;
6 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘In the case’’
7 and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), in the
8 case’’; and
9 (3) by adding at the end the following new
10 paragraph:
11 ‘‘(4) For weeks of unemployment beginning on
12 or after June 1, 2020, and ending on or before the
13 date specified in subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii), the total
14 amount of the weekly assistance applicable to an in-
15 dividual under paragraph (1) or (2) (including the
16 increase under section 2104) may not exceed—
17 ‘‘(A) in the case of paragraph (1), the
18 amount of the individual’s average weekly
19 wages on which the individual’s weekly benefit
20 is based; and
21 ‘‘(B) in the case of paragraph (2), the
22 amount of the individual’s average weekly
23 wages for an appropriate period prior to the re-
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24 ceipt of assistance under such section, as deter-
25 mined by the Secretary of Labor.’’.
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1 (b) FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
2 PENSATION.—Subsection (b) of section 2104 of the Relief
3 for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in
4 subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Pub-
5 lic Law 116–136)) is amended—
6 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
7 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Any agreement’’ and
8 inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (2), any agree-
9 ment’’;
10 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
11 graph (3); and
12 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
13 lowing new paragraph:
14 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—For weeks of unemployment
15 beginning on or after June 1, 2020, and ending on
16 or before the date specified in subsection (e)(2), the
17 sum of the weekly amount described in subpara-
18 graphs (A) (regular compensation) and (B) (Federal
19 pandemic unemployment compensation) of para-
20 graph (1) with respect to an individual may not ex-
21 ceed the amount of the individual’s average weekly
22 wages on which the amount described in such sub-
23 paragraph (A) is based.’’.
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24 (c) PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COM-
25 PENSATION.—Section 2107(b)(3) of the Relief for Work-
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1 ers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A
2 of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law
3 116–136)) is amended by adding at the end the following
4 new sentence: ‘‘The limitation under section 2104(b)(2)
5 shall apply for purposes of determining the weekly benefit
6 amount under the preceding sentence.’’.
7 (d) SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION.—
8 (1) STATES WITH PROGRAMS IN LAW.—Section
9 2108(a) of the Relief for Workers Affected by
10 Coronavirus Act (contained in subtitle A of title II
11 of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–
12 136)) is amended by adding at the end the following
13 new paragraph:
14 ‘‘(4) TOTAL PAYMENT MAY NOT EXCEED WEEK-
15 LY WAGES.—
16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For weeks of unem-
17 ployment beginning on or after June 1, 2020,
18 and ending on or before the date specified in
19 subsection (b)(2), the sum of the amounts de-
20 scribed in subparagraph (B) with respect to an
21 individual for a week may not exceed the
22 amount of the individual’s average weekly
23 wages on which the amount described in sub-
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24 paragraph (B)(ii) is based.
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1 ‘‘(B) AMOUNTS.—The amounts described
2 in this subparagraph are the following with re-
3 spect to a week:
4 ‘‘(i) The amount of the wages the in-
5 dividual receives from the employer for the
6 week for the reduced hours under the
7 short-time compensation program.
8 ‘‘(ii) The amount of the regular com-
9 pensation (including dependents’ allow-
10 ances) payable to such individual for the
11 week under the short-time compensation
12 program.
13 ‘‘(iii) The amount of Federal Pan-
14 demic Unemployment Compensation under
15 section 2104 payable to such individual for
16 the week under the short-time compensa-
17 tion program.’’.
18 (2) AGREEMENTS.—Section 2109(b)(2) of the
19 Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act
20 (contained in subtitle A of title II of division A of
21 the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) is amended
22 by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
23 ‘‘(C) TOTAL PAYMENT MAY NOT EXCEED
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24 WEEKLY WAGES.—
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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For weeks of un-
2 employment beginning on or after June 1,
3 2020, and ending on or before the date
4 specified in subsection (d)(2), the sum of
5 the amounts described in clause (ii) with
6 respect to an individual for a week may
7 not exceed the amount of the individual’s
8 average weekly wages on which the amount
9 described in clause (ii)(II) is based.
10 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNTS.—The amounts de-
11 scribed in this clause are the following with
12 respect to a week:
13 ‘‘(I) The amount of the wages
14 the individual receives from the em-
15 ployer for the week for the reduced
16 hours under the short-time compensa-
17 tion plan under the agreement.
18 ‘‘(II) The amount of the regular
19 compensation (including dependents’
20 allowances) payable to such individual
21 for the week under such short-time
22 compensation plan.
23 ‘‘(III) The amount of Federal
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24 Pandemic Unemployment Compensa-
25 tion under section 2104 payable to
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1 such individual for the week under
2 such short-time compensation plan.’’.
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