Treats certain Federal personnel who are required to work during a lapse in appropriations but receive no pay as having been separated from Federal service for the purpose of unemployment insurance. That change makes those covered employees — including members of the Armed Forces, NOAA Commissioned Corps members, and specified excepted or emergency civilian workers — immediately eligible for state unemployment benefits (no waiting week) for lapses beginning on or after March 14, 2025.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last progress March 10, 2025 (11 months ago)
Introduced on March 10, 2025 by Debbie Dingell
Updated 6 hours ago
Last progress September 19, 2023 (2 years ago)