Bill · S. 1761· Senate(119-S-1761)
Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/14/2025
- Last activity
- 5/14/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Joni Ernst
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025," aims to stop the use of federal funds for unemployment benefits for high earners. It prohibits payments to individuals whose wages during their base period were $1,000,000 or more. The Act requires applicants to self-certify their wage status and mandates that State agencies verify this income through available systems. It also allows the Department of Labor or the Government Accountability Office to audit these certifications. Additionally, the bill requires the repayment of any overpayments received by ineligible individuals.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?+5
The act limits federal spending on unemployment benefits for those earning over $1,000,000.
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?+4
The bill targets the redirection of federal funds away from high earners toward more fiscally targeted uses.
Does this reduce what the federal government owes?+3
By prohibiting federal funds from going to high-income earners, it reduces federal expenditures on unemployment.
The opposite· 3 of 6
Would high-income households be better off under this?-8
The bill specifically targets high earners by cutting off their access to unemployment benefits.
Would people with substantial wealth be better off under this?-8
High earners are explicitly excluded from receiving federal unemployment funds.
Would the very wealthiest people be better off under this?-8
Individuals earning over $1 million are ineligible for unemployment benefits under this act.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds (Section 2(a)(1)(A)): This prevents federal money from being used to pay unemployment benefits to individuals who earned $1,000,000 or more during their base period.
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Recovery of overpayments (Section 2(a)(4)): This ensures that individuals who received unemployment compensation they were not entitled to must repay those amounts.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds (Section 2(a)(1)(A)): This would result in no federal funds being used to pay unemployment compensation or associated administrative costs for individuals earning $1,000,000 or more in their base period.
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Recovery of overpayments (Section 2(a)(4)): This requires individuals who received unemployment compensation they were not entitled to under these new rules to repay the amounts to the State agency.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Billionaires-8Good For High Income Households-8Good For High Net Worth Individuals-8Good For Ultra High Net Worth Individuals-8
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending+5Improves Fiscal Responsibility+4Reduces National Debt+3Increases Unemployment Benefits-5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2Improves Privacy Rights-2
- 6/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/14/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
John CurtisRepublican · Utah
John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania