S. 2312 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jul 16, 2025
119th Congress
1st SessionS. 2312
1st SessionS. 2312
A BILL
Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Introduced Jul 16, 2025 · Labor and Employment · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 16, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”
Sections
Sections · 1
Title I — Modernization of extended benefits · 10
- Sec. 101Full Federal funding of extended unemployment compensationNo change
- Sec. 102Improving the extended benefit triggersNo change
- Sec. 103Increase in the number of weeks of extended benefits during high unemployment periodsNo change
- Sec. 104Improved calculation of amounts in an individual's extended benefit accountNo change
- Sec. 105Transition for amounts remaining in extended benefit accounts when a State is no longer in an extended benefit periodNo change
- Sec. 106Coordination of extended benefits with regular compensationNo change
- Sec. 107Portability of extended benefitsNo change
- Sec. 108Additional extended benefit program improvementsNo change
- Sec. 109Exemption of extended benefits from sequestrationNo change
- Sec. 110Effective dateNo change
Title II — Modernization of regular unemployment · 18
- Sec. 201Floor on the number of weeksNo change
- Sec. 202Floor on the minimum replacement of wagesNo change
- Sec. 203Floor on the maximum benefitNo change
- Sec. 204Part-time workNo change
- Sec. 205Base periodNo change
- Sec. 206Expansion of good cause separationsNo change
- Sec. 207Unemployment compensation for victims of a qualifying act of violence or harassmentNo change
- Sec. 208Elimination of waiting weeksNo change
- Sec. 209Temporary work assignmentNo change
- Sec. 210Self-employment assistance programNo change
- Sec. 211Short-time compensation programNo change
- Sec. 212Minimum level of prior employmentNo change
- Sec. 213Employee statusNo change
- Sec. 214Eligibility of certain student-workers for unemployment compensationNo change
- Sec. 215Dependents' allowanceNo change
- Sec. 216Labor disputesNo change
- Sec. 217Educational employeesNo change
- Sec. 218Emergency enhanced unemployment compensationNo change