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Workforce Retention Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4303| Senate 
| Updated: 7/23/2020
Jack Reed

Jack Reed

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (5)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Workforce Retention Act of 2020 This bill extends temporary funding for short-time compensation (STC) programs through December 22, 2022, and establishes state requirements for permanent, federally-financed 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.)
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Timeline
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4474-4475)
  • July 23, 2020
    Introduced in Senate
  • July 23, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4474-4475)

Labor and Employment

AppropriationsCongressional oversightEconomic performance and conditionsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsState and local financeState and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employmentUnemployment

Workforce Retention Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4303| Senate 
| Updated: 7/23/2020
Workforce Retention Act of 2020 This bill extends temporary funding for short-time compensation (STC) programs through December 22, 2022, and establishes state requirements for permanent, federally-financed 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.)
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Timeline
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4474-4475)
  • July 23, 2020
    Introduced in Senate
  • July 23, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4474-4475)
Jack Reed

Jack Reed

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (5)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsCongressional oversightEconomic performance and conditionsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsState and local financeState and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employmentUnemployment