The Unemployment Integrity Act of 2025 amends the Social Security Act to impose new requirements on individuals receiving unemployment compensation. It mandates that claimants, as a condition of eligibility for regular compensation, must actively engage with potential employers by responding to requests, scheduling and attending interviews, and participating in reemployment services. Claimants must also comply with other reasonable requests , such as undergoing drug testing or skill assessments, if requested in relation to available work. Furthermore, the legislation establishes a mechanism for employers to voluntarily report to the State if a claimant fails to meet these new work-related requirements. To ensure state compliance, the bill prohibits the transfer of federal funds for extended unemployment compensation to states unless their laws incorporate these new interview and non-compliance reporting provisions. The bill also directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on the impact of increasing random audits under the Beneficiary Accuracy Management program. If the study indicates that increasing audits will improve the administration of state unemployment compensation laws, the Secretary is required to prescribe regulations to increase such audits. These provisions generally take effect one year after enactment, with an allowance for states with biennial legislative sessions.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and Employment
Unemployment Integrity Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-1119| House
| Updated: 2/7/2025
The Unemployment Integrity Act of 2025 amends the Social Security Act to impose new requirements on individuals receiving unemployment compensation. It mandates that claimants, as a condition of eligibility for regular compensation, must actively engage with potential employers by responding to requests, scheduling and attending interviews, and participating in reemployment services. Claimants must also comply with other reasonable requests , such as undergoing drug testing or skill assessments, if requested in relation to available work. Furthermore, the legislation establishes a mechanism for employers to voluntarily report to the State if a claimant fails to meet these new work-related requirements. To ensure state compliance, the bill prohibits the transfer of federal funds for extended unemployment compensation to states unless their laws incorporate these new interview and non-compliance reporting provisions. The bill also directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study on the impact of increasing random audits under the Beneficiary Accuracy Management program. If the study indicates that increasing audits will improve the administration of state unemployment compensation laws, the Secretary is required to prescribe regulations to increase such audits. These provisions generally take effect one year after enactment, with an allowance for states with biennial legislative sessions.