The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2024
HR 5861 Signed into law

Sponsored by Darin LaHood (R)

BRIDGE for Workers Act

Permanently lets states use federal grants for job help for all unemployment claimants.

Tradeoff

Makes permanent a rule that lets states use federal grants for job help for all unemployment claimants. Current law limits that help to claimants states expect to run out of benefits.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 5861, BRIDGE for Workers Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/59771 · Nov 2023

Passed the House by on September 17, 2024. Passed the Senate by on November 13, 2024. Signed into law on November 25, 2024.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Oct 2, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(Oct 2, 2023)

  3. House

    The Committee on Ways and Means voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 41 - 0(Nov 2, 2023)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-277.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 17, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Finance(Sep 18, 2024)

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 13, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Finance

    Discharged(Nov 13, 2024)

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Nov 20, 2024)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Nov 25, 2024)