[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7306 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7306
To amend the CARES Act to terminate unemployment insurance benefit
payments under such Act and to rescind unobligated balances of amounts
appropriated for the purpose of such payments, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2026
Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Balderson, and
Mr. Carey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend the CARES Act to terminate unemployment insurance benefit
payments under such Act and to rescind unobligated balances of amounts
appropriated for the purpose of such payments, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clawing back Lapsed Obligations from
State Emergency programs Act'' or the ``CLOSE Act''.
SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF CARES UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUNDS.
(a) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.--
(1) Termination of assistance payments.--
(A) In general.--Section 2102 of the CARES Act (15
U.S.C. 9021) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) Termination.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and
notwithstanding any other provision of this section, beginning
on the 30th day after the date of enactment of this subsection,
this section (except subsections (d)(4) and paragraphs (2) and
(3) of subsection (g)) shall have no force or effect. The
Secretary may not make payments under subsection (f)(2)(A)
after such date.
``(2) Administrative expenses.--Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), the Secretary may continue to pay to States the amounts
described in subsection (f)(2)(B).''.
(2) Rescission.--
(A) In general.--The unobligated balances of
amounts in the extended unemployment compensation
account (as established by section 905(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1105(a)) of the Unemployment
Trust Fund (as established by section 904(a) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a)) that were appropriated pursuant
to section 2102(g)(1) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C.
9021(g)(1)) are hereby rescinded.
(B) Effective date.--Subparagraph (A) shall take
effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and Mixed Earner
Unemployment Compensation.--
(1) Termination of emergency increase in benefits.--
(A) In general.--Section 2104 of the CARES ACT (15
U.S.C. 9023) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(j) Termination.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and
notwithstanding any other provision of this section, beginning
on the 30th day after the date of enactment of this subsection,
this section (other than subsections (f) and (h) and paragraphs
(1)(A)(ii), (1)(B), (2), and (3) of subsection (d)) shall have
no force or effect. The Secretary may not make payments under
subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) after such date.
``(2) Administrative expenses.--Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), the Secretary may continue to pay to States the amounts
described in subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii).''.
(2) Prohibition on agreements.--Section 2104(a) of the
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ``No State may enter or reenter an agreement
under this section on or after the date of enactment of this
sentence.''
(3) Rescission.--
(A) In general.--The unobligated balances of
amounts appropriated under paragraph (3) of subsection
(d) of section 2104 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9023)
for the purposes of carrying out paragraph (1)(A)(i) of
such subsection are hereby rescinded.
(B) Effective date.--Subparagraph (A) shall take
effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(c) Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--
(1) Repeal.--Subsections (c) and (d)(1) of section 2107 of
the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025) are hereby repealed.
(2) Rescission.--The unobligated balances of amounts in the
extended unemployment compensation account (as established by
section 905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1105(a))
of the Unemployment Trust Fund (as established by section
904(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a)) that were appropriated
pursuant to section 2107(d)(1) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C.
9025(d)(1)) are hereby rescinded.
(3) Effective date.--This subsection and the amendments
made by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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