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Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1761| Senate 
| Updated: 5/14/2025
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
John R. Curtis (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5148
Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3523
Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2023
May 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5148
    Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3523
    Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2023


  • May 14, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 14, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Labor and Employment

Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1761| Senate 
| Updated: 5/14/2025
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-5148
Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3523
Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2023
May 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-5148
    Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3523
    Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2023


  • May 14, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 14, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (1)
John R. Curtis (Republican)

Finance Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted