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Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-490| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2021
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (21)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Labor to study and report on the technology needs of federal and state unemployment compensation programs. Based on this study, Labor must develop, operate, and maintain a modular set of technology capabilities to modernize the delivery of unemployment compensation. Before the deployment of the technology capabilities to all states, Labor must select at least four states to participate in a pilot program to test the technology capabilities and demonstrate that they meet requirements. The bill establishes accessibility requirements for filing online unemployment compensation claims. In addition, it prohibits the technology capabilities from relying solely on a high-risk automated decision system to (1) deny a claim for unemployment compensation, (2) reduce the amount of unemployment compensation for which a claimant is eligible, or (3) deny a claimant's right to appeal an unemployment compensation decision.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1458
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 1, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1458
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1458: Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021
Administrative remediesBusiness recordsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborDisability and paralysisEmployment taxesExecutive agency funding and structureForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsPublic contracts and procurementRight of privacyState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTechnology assessmentUnemploymentWages and earnings

Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-490| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2021
Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Labor to study and report on the technology needs of federal and state unemployment compensation programs. Based on this study, Labor must develop, operate, and maintain a modular set of technology capabilities to modernize the delivery of unemployment compensation. Before the deployment of the technology capabilities to all states, Labor must select at least four states to participate in a pilot program to test the technology capabilities and demonstrate that they meet requirements. The bill establishes accessibility requirements for filing online unemployment compensation claims. In addition, it prohibits the technology capabilities from relying solely on a high-risk automated decision system to (1) deny a claim for unemployment compensation, (2) reduce the amount of unemployment compensation for which a claimant is eligible, or (3) deny a claimant's right to appeal an unemployment compensation decision.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1458
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 1, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1458
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (21)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1458: Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesBusiness recordsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborDisability and paralysisEmployment taxesExecutive agency funding and structureForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsPublic contracts and procurementRight of privacyState and local government operationsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTechnology assessmentUnemploymentWages and earnings