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In addition, this report includes short summaries of legislative proposals introduced in the 115th Congress as a well as UI proposals included in the President\u2019s budget for FY2019.\nPresident Trump signed H.J.Res. 42 on March 30, 2017 (P.L. 115-17). This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution negated 20 C.F.R. Part 620. This now-negated rule had set out the circumstances under which states were allowed to prospectively drug test UC claimants based upon the prevalence of drug testing in the occupations in which they were seeking employment. Additionally, President Trump signed P.L. 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, on February 9, 2018. Among other provisions, P.L. 115-123 includes two types of UI provisions: (1) codification of Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEAs) for UI beneficiaries, including funding and other requirements; and (2) a deferral of outstanding interest on federal UI loans for the U.S. Virgin Islands.\nPresident Trump signed P.L. 115-254, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, on October 5, 2018. Among its many provisions, this law temporarily extends the duration of Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for an additional 26 weeks (up to 52 weeks total) for persons who were unemployed in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin as a direct result of the 2017 Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria disasters. \nThis report also describes UI legislation proposed in the 115th Congress that addresses the following:\nRehiring UI beneficiaries and exhaustees\u2014H.R. 3702 and H.R. 4470 \nVouchers and demonstration projects\u2014H.R. 1091\nAdditional UI benefits for certain energy workers\u2014S. 987 and H.R. 3314\nDrug Testing\u2014H.R. 3330 \nUnemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX)\u2014H.R. 2861 \nFor information on the expired Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) program, which provided additional unemployment benefits from July 2008 to December 2013, see CRS Report R42444, Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08): Status of Benefits Prior to Expiration.\nFor a brief overview of UC, see CRS In Focus IF10336, The Fundamentals of Unemployment Compensation.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/R44836", "sha1": "36202925212e2c17588794bcffed6f5f90a61885", "filename": "files/20181119_R44836_36202925212e2c17588794bcffed6f5f90a61885.html", "images": {} }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R44836", "sha1": "0debe46f66e9c509b725ba3fa06e47f67cf038ad", "filename": "files/20181119_R44836_0debe46f66e9c509b725ba3fa06e47f67cf038ad.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4888, "name": "Unemployment Insurance" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 584219, "date": "2018-05-11", "retrieved": "2018-08-29T15:30:09.136861", "title": "Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 115th Congress", "summary": "The 115th Congress continues to consider many issues related to the two major components of the unemployment insurance (UI) system: Unemployment Compensation (UC) and Extended Benefits (EB). This report provides short summaries of legislative proposals with respect to UI programs. It also gives a brief overview of the UI programs that may provide benefits to eligible unemployed workers. In addition, it briefly summarizes UI proposals included in the President\u2019s budget for FY2019.\nPresident Trump signed H.J.Res. 42 on March 30, 2017 (P.L. 115-17). This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution negated 20 C.F.R. Part 620. This now-negated rule had set out the circumstances under which states were allowed to prospectively drug test UC claimants based upon the prevalence of drug testing in the occupations in which they were seeking employment. Additionally, President Trump signed P.L. 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, on February 9, 2018. Among other provisions, P.L. 115-123 includes two types of UI provisions: (1) codification of Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEAs) for UI beneficiaries, including funding and other requirements; and (2) a deferral of outstanding interest on federal UI loans for the U.S. Virgin Islands.\nThis report also describes UI legislation proposed in the 115th Congress that addresses the following:\nRehiring UI beneficiaries and exhaustees\u2014H.R. 3702 and H.R. 4470 \nVouchers and demonstration projects\u2014H.R. 1091\nAdditional UI benefits for certain energy workers\u2014S. 987 and H.R. 3314\nDrug Testing\u2014H.R. 3330 \nFor information on the expired Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) program, which provided additional unemployment benefits from July 2008 to December 2013, see CRS Report R42444, Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08): Status of Benefits Prior to Expiration.\nFor a brief overview of UC, see CRS In Focus IF10336, The Fundamentals of Unemployment Compensation.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R44836", "sha1": "22c65a77e60e8b8e314972608b1beeae5bf78423", "filename": "files/20180511_R44836_22c65a77e60e8b8e314972608b1beeae5bf78423.html", "images": {} }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R44836", "sha1": "3fbb401d561cfc9f73d78757039c820b0b2167f4", "filename": "files/20180511_R44836_3fbb401d561cfc9f73d78757039c820b0b2167f4.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4888, "name": "Unemployment Insurance" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 578684, "date": "2018-02-22", "retrieved": "2018-05-10T11:19:51.949654", "title": "Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 115th Congress", "summary": "The 115th Congress continues to consider many issues related to the two major components of the unemployment insurance (UI) system: Unemployment Compensation (UC) and Extended Benefits (EB). This report provides short summaries of legislative proposals with respect to UI programs. It also gives a brief overview of the UI programs that may provide benefits to eligible unemployed workers. In addition, it briefly summarizes UI proposals included in the President\u2019s budget for FY2019.\nPresident Trump signed H.J.Res. 42 on March 30, 2017 (P.L. 115-17). This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution negated 20 C.F.R. Part 620. This now-negated rule had set out the circumstances under which states were allowed to prospectively drug test UC claimants based upon the prevalence of drug testing in the occupations in which they were seeking employment. Additionally, President Trump signed P.L. 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, on February 9, 2018. 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