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Senate Bill 3494
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Layoff Prevention Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 12, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Mar 12, 2020
Latest Action
Mar 12, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3494
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Jack Reed
Rhode Island
Democrat
Chris Van Hollen
Maryland
Democrat
Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island
Independent
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Layoff Prevention Act of 2020

This bill provides 100% of temporary federal financing of limited short-time compensation (STC) payments in states with existing or new STC programs. (STC, also known as work sharing, is a program within the federal-state unemployment system that provides pro-rated unemployment compensation to workers whose hours have been reduced in lieu of a layoff.)

Certain states without an STC program may enter into an agreement with the Department of Labor under which Labor will temporarily finance 50% of the state's STC payments. If such a state subsequently enacts a state law implementing a STC program that meets federal requirements it shall be ineligible for such 50% financing, but shall be eligible for the 100% financing. Federal financing of STC payments is limited to 260 weeks.

Labor must

  • award grants to states that enact STC programs to implement or improve administration of such programs and promote and enroll employers in STC programs;
  • develop and provide model legislative language for states to develop and enact STC programs, including periodically reviewing and revising such language;
  • provide technical assistance and guidance in developing, enacting, and implementing STC programs; and
  • establish certain STC reporting requirements.
Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 12, 2020
Related Bills (2)
Sep 11, 2020
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 8213
Layoff Prevention Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
10
Sponsorship
House Bill 6379
Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
03/12/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/12/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 4:18:07 AM
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