To provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act. The table of contents of this Act is as follows:, creates recovering Federal fraudulent COVID unemployment compensation payments Section 2102(d)(4) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C, and requires permissible uses of unemployment fund for program administration Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end. It relies on compliance mandates, product standards, tax rate changes, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Regulated Industries, Criminal Justice, Science & Space, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk and Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill could face reduced risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act. The table of contents of this Act is as follows:.
- Creates recovering Federal fraudulent COVID unemployment compensation payments Section 2102(d)(4) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C.
- Requires permissible uses of unemployment fund for program administration Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end.
- Provides preventing unemployment compensation fraud through data matching As a condition for the eligibility of a State to implement the exceptions to the withdrawal standard described in subparagraphs (H) and (I)...
- Requires extension of emergency State staffing flexibility If a State modifies its unemployment compensation law and policies with respect to personnel standards on a merit basis on an emergency temporary basis...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act. The table of contents of this Act is as follows:, creates recovering Federal fraudulent COVID unemployment compensation payments Section 2102(d)(4) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C, and requires permissible uses of unemployment fund for program administration Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end.
Key Policy Areas
Regulated Industries, Criminal Justice, Science & Space, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill creates short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act. The table of contents of this Act is as follows:, creates recovering Federal fraudulent COVID unemployment compensation payments Section 2102(d)(4) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C, and requires permissible uses of unemployment fund for program administration Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
- Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
- Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities
- Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
- Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Braun, …
Stakeholder Effects
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Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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