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To amend title III of the Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to clarify eligibility requirements when an individual is unemployed as the result of a labor dispute.
Summary
This bill amends federal unemployment compensation law to require states to make workers ineligible for regular unemployment benefits for any week they are unemployed as a result of a strike or other labor dispute (other than a lockout) in which they are participating, providing financial support to, or have a direct interest. The bill repeals a federal provision that protected states from losing federal unemployment tax credits if they provided benefits to workers affected by strikes. The amendments take effect two years after enactment, though states may implement them earlier.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
14 cosponsors
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL)
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (R-CO)
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL)
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Rudy Yakym’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $48,900
- JAYCO $19,800
- DARYLE DODEN PERSONAL FINANCES $19,800
- KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS LP $13,200
- BRINKLEY RV $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Rudy Yakym → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Jul 16, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 16, 2025
Mr. Yakym (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Bean of Florida, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Moran, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Moore of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title III of the Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to clarify eligibility requirements when an individual is unemployed as the result of a labor dispute.
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 “Securing Help for Involuntary Employment Loss and Displacement Act” or the “SHIELD Act”.
SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY AS A RESULT OF LABOR DISPUTES.
(a) Provision of State Laws.—Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(13) A requirement that, as a condition of eligibility for regular compensation for any week, an individual not be unemployed during such week as the result of a strike or other labor dispute (other than a lockout) that such individual—
“(A) is participating in,
“(B) providing financial support to, or
“(C) has a direct interest in.”.
(b) Federal Unemployment Tax Act Amendment.—Paragraph (5) of section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, except that nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prevent a State from amending its law before the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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