Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025

This bill aims to prevent federal funds from being used to provide unemployment compensation to high-income individuals. Specifically, it prohibits federal funds for benefits or administrative costs for any individual whose wages during their base period equal or exceed $1,000,000 . To enforce this, the bill mandates that all unemployment compensation applications include a self-certification process where applicants attest their wages do not meet or exceed this threshold. State agencies are also required to utilize available systems to verify wage eligibility by assessing claimant income to the degree possible, with these certifications being auditable by the Department of Labor or the Government Accountability Office. Furthermore, the legislation requires state agencies to recover any overpayments made to individuals who were not entitled to receive unemployment compensation under these provisions. It also explicitly prohibits the Secretary of Labor from issuing regulations or guidance that would limit a State's ability to disqualify individuals based on their high base period wages.