Help Wanted Act
This bill eliminates federal pandemic unemployment compensation on the first Monday that is 14 days or more after the bill's enactment. Under current law, this supplementary compensation is available to claimants in participating states until September 6, 2021.
To eliminate the extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment 
                 Compensation, 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 ``Help Wanted Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF THE EXTENSION OF FEDERAL PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT 
              COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 2104(e)(2) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9023(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``September 6, 2021'' and inserting 
``the first Monday that is on or after the date that is 14 days after 
the date of enactment of the Help Wanted Act''.
    (b) Amount.--Section 2104(b)(3)(A)(ii) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
9023(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``September 6, 2021'' and 
inserting ``the first Monday that is on or after the date that is 14 
days after the date of enactment of the Help Wanted Act''.
    (c) Applications.--Section 2104(b) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. 9023(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(5) Application deadline.--As a condition of the 
        agreement under this section, a State may not accept an 
        application for an increase in unemployment benefits under this 
        section on or after the date of enactment of the Help Wanted 
        Act.''.
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Help Wanted Act
To eliminate the extension of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and for other purposes.
Help Wanted Act
Rep. Hern, Kevin